Rashid Alhassan (born 20 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Czech Republic side 1. FK Příbram. He previously played for Aduana Stars. He played for the national under-17 team at the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, placing second in the former.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aduana Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Aduana Stars | ||
| 2019–2021 | FK Mladá Boleslav | ||
| 2021– | 1. FK Příbram | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Alhassan started his career with Aduana Stars. He made his Ghana Premier League debut during the 2017 Ghana Premier League season.[1] On 25 June 2017, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 against Tema Youth.[2] On 15 October 2017, he scored an equalizer in 57th minute to help Aduana to a 2–1 victory over Elmina Sharks, to help them to win the league with one a game to spare.[3][4][5] He featured in 12 league matches and scored 2 goals to eventually help Aduana Stars clinch the league title that season and win the title in his debut season.[1][3]
He was limited to 12 matches due to being engaged with the Ghana U-17 team within that same period.[6] Based on his performance for both Aduana and the Ghana U-17 team, he was reportedly linked with moves to top flight teams in Germany, Italy, England and USA.[7][8]
Alhassan moved to Czech Republic and signed with Czech First League FK Mladá Boleslav in 2019. He was drafted into the teams U-19 side and later to their U-21 side. He was later promoted to the FK Mlada Boleslav B team.[9][10][11]
Alhassan featured for the Ghana national under-17 football team in 2017. He was named in the 21 man squad for the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. During the first match against Cameroon, he played the full 90 minutes and helped Ghana keep a clean sheet and win by 4–0.[12] At the end he featured in 3 matches, helping Ghana place second and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India.[1]
On 21 September 2017, Paa Kwesi Fabin, named him in his 21-man squad ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup along with promising youngsters like Mohammed Kudus, Ibrahim Danlad, Eric Ayiah and Emmanuel Toku.[13][14] He was one of the highly rated Ghanaian players at the World Cup tournament.[9][15] He played in all 5 matches as Ghana reached the quarter-final stage and were eliminated by their African counterparts Mali.[9][1][15][16]
Alhassan plays in a left-back position. He combines both defensive and offensive play within a match. He is seen as a hard-working defender who is relentless at closing down on opponents to win back possession and determined to put in the decent tackles.[7][8] His style of play is put in line with the modern day left-back who can defend, enjoys joining attacks, dribbling and delivering quality crosses. His qualities drew comparisons to top Real Madrid left-back Marcelo.[7][8]
Club
Aduana
International
Ghana U-17
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