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==International career==
==International career==
Having acquired [[Portuguese nationality law|Portuguese citizenship]], Abubakar chose to represent [[Portugal national football team|that country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4392/ghanaians-abroad/2016/06/09/24457582/asumah-delighted-with-portugal-chance|title=Asumah delighted with Portugal chance|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=9 June 2016|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> On 16 June 2016, he was selected for a 23-man preliminary list for the [[2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/5026/contextid/180|title=Convocatória pré-Europeu com 23 jogadores|trans-title=Preliminary European Championship call-up with 23 players|publisher=[[Portuguese Football Federation]]|language=pt|date=16 June 2016|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> and also made the final [[Portugal national under-19 football team|squad]], scoring in a 4–3 group stage win over the hosts [[Germany national under-19 football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2016/matches/round=2000598/match=2019793/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Portugal put paid to Germany hopes|publisher=UEFA|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> Shortly after, however, after doubts arose regarding his eligibility, the [[Portuguese Football Federation]] opted to immediately remove him from the competition pending further approval.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/europeu-sub-19/detalhe/asumah-retirado-da-convocatoria.html|title=Asumah retirado da convocatória|trans-title=Asumah removed from selection|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=16 July 2016|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>
Having acquired [[Portuguese nationality law|Portuguese citizenship]], Abubakar chose to represent [[Portugal national football team|that country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4392/ghanaians-abroad/2016/06/09/24457582/asumah-delighted-with-portugal-chance|title=Asumah delighted with Portugal chance|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=9 June 2016|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> On 16 June 2016, he was selected for a 23-man preliminary list for the [[2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/5026/contextid/180|title=Convocatória pré-Europeu com 23 jogadores|trans-title=Preliminary European Championship call-up with 23 players|publisher=[[Portuguese Football Federation]]|language=pt|date=16 June 2016|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> and also made the final [[Portugal national under-19 football team|squad]], scoring in a 4–3 group stage win over the hosts [[Germany national under-19 football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2016/matches/round=2000598/match=2019793/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Portugal put paid to Germany hopes|publisher=UEFA|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> Shortly after, however, after doubts arose regarding his eligibility, the [[Portuguese Football Federation]] opted to immediately remove him from the competition pending further approval.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/europeu-sub-19/detalhe/asumah-retirado-da-convocatoria.html|title=Asumah retirado da convocatória|trans-title=Asumah removed from selection|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=16 July 2016|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 11 December 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|437503}}</ref>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]
|[[2015–16 Eredivisie|2015–16]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Eredivisie]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Eredivisie|2016–17]]
|15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Eredivisie|2017–18]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!17!!0
|-
|[[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]
|[[2018–19 Eerste Divisie|2018–19]]
|[[Eerste Divisie]]
|27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[SC Kriens|Kriens]]
|[[2019–20 Swiss Challenge League|2019–20]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Swiss Challenge League]]
|36||15||1||0||colspan="2"|—||37||15
|-
|[[2020–21 Swiss Challenge League|2020–21]]
|11||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||12||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!22!!2!!0!!0!!0!!49!!22
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
|[[2020–21 Swiss Super League|2020–21]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Swiss Super League]]
|20||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||22||2
|-
|[[2021–22 Swiss Super League|2021–22]]
|16||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||18||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!36!!5!!4!!1!!0!!0!!40!!6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!126!!27!!8!!1!!0!!0!!134!!28
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:36, 18 December 2021

Asumah Abubakar
Personal information
Full name Asumah Abubakar-Ankrah
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 17
Youth career
Corners Babies
2015–2016 Willem II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Willem II 17 (0)
2018–2019 MVV Maastricht 28 (0)
2019–2021 Kriens 50 (22)
2021– Lugano 5 (1)
International career
2016 Portugal U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2021

Asumah Abubakar-Ankrah (born 10 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Lugano.

Club career

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Abubakar had a successful trial with Willem II in the summer of 2015, but he had to wait to the following year to sign a contract due to work permit problems. He eventually received a Portuguese passport as his father had been working in the nation for several years,[1][2] and on 2 March 2016 he committed to the Dutch club on a short-term deal.[3]

On 2 April 2016, whilst still a junior, Abubakar made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 Eredivisie home loss against FC Twente.[4] He transferred to MVV Maastricht for the 2018-2019 season on a free transfer.[5] After 27 appearances and another goalless season Abubakar transferred to Swiss club SC Kriens.[6] On the 28th July 2019, he would score his first professional goal against FC Aarau after being subbed on in the 71st minute.[7] He ended the season third in the top scorer rankings.[6] In his second season, despite Kriens finishing mid-table, he again finished third in the scoring charts and won the Switzerland Challenge League Best Player Award.[8][9] Abubakar transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Lugano at the start of the 2021-2022 season for 100,000 Euros.[10] He scored his first goal for Lugano on his third appearance in a 1-1 draw with FC Basel.[11]

International career

Having acquired Portuguese citizenship, Abubakar chose to represent that country.[12] On 16 June 2016, he was selected for a 23-man preliminary list for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[13] and also made the final squad, scoring in a 4–3 group stage win over the hosts Germany.[14] Shortly after, however, after doubts arose regarding his eligibility, the Portuguese Football Federation opted to immediately remove him from the competition pending further approval.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 December 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Willem II 2015–16 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
MVV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 27 0 1 0 — 28 0
Kriens 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 36 15 1 0 — 37 15
2020–21 11 7 1 0 — 12 7
Total 47 22 2 0 0 0 49 22
Lugano 2020–21 Swiss Super League 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
2021–22 16 3 2 1 — 18 4
Total 36 5 4 1 0 0 40 6
Career total 126 27 8 1 0 0 134 28

References

  1. ^ "Asumah: o luso-ganês que entusiama na Holanda e vem à seleção" [Asumah: the Portuguese-Ghanaian who thrills in the Netherlands and comes to the national team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Asumah: do Gana ao Europeu sub-19, via Ermesinde" [Asumah: from Ghana to the under-19 European Championship, via Ermesinde] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Ghanaian teenager Asumah Abubakar signs for Dutch Eredivise [sic] Willem II Tilburg". Ghana Soccernet. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Twente vecht zich terug en wint in Tilburg" [FC Twente fight back and win in Tilburg] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ "MVV Maastricht sign Asumah in a two-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ a b admin. "Big blow for SC Kriens: top striker Asumah Abubakar is storming for Lugano with immediate effect". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  7. ^ LiveScore, SofaScore com. "SC Kriens FC Aarau live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  8. ^ "SFL-Awards bleiben in YB-Hand". Bote der Urschweiz (in German). 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  9. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Asumah Abubakar wins Swiss Challenge League Best Player award for 2020". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  10. ^ "Ghanaian striker Asumah Abubakar completes move to Swiss top-tier side Lugano". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  11. ^ "Asumah Abubakar-Ankrah nets debut Swiss Super League goal to help Lugano draw at FC Basel". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ^ "Asumah delighted with Portugal chance". Goal. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Convocatória pré-Europeu com 23 jogadores" [Preliminary European Championship call-up with 23 players] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Portugal put paid to Germany hopes". UEFA. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Asumah retirado da convocatória" [Asumah removed from selection]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  16. ^ Asumah Abubakar at Soccerway
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