Abdul Bashiru
Abdul Bashiru (born 17 April 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Ghanaian Premier League side Ashanti Gold.
Club career
[edit]Bashiru previously plied his trade with Accra-based club Dreams F.C. before joining Ashanti Gold. He has had spells at Ghanaian clubs; Hearts of Oak, King Faisal, Bechem United, Sekondi Eleven Wise, Inter Allies and Egyptian club Ismaily SC.[1][2]
Dreams FC
[edit]He helped the club gain promotion into the Ghana Premier League in 2014–15 season. He played for Dreams for 6 seasons and served as captain for the club in the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League season which was their debut in the Ghanaian top flight league.[3][4] He made 25 league appearances and was nominated for the best Ghana Premier League Player award competing against Latif Blessing and Kwesi Donsu.[5] The award was subsequently won by Liberty Professionals' Latif Blessing. He was also nominated for the best defender of the year award.[6][7][5] He was also adjudged the club's best player of the season.[8][4]
Bechem United (loan)
[edit]In January 2017, he joined Bechem United on a one-year loan deal from Dreams FC.[6][9] He went on to play in 20 league matches in the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League season and featured in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
FC Prishtina
[edit]In July 2017, Bashiru joined Kosovo top team FC Prishtina on a two-year contract.[10][3] He played 3 seasons with the club from 2017 to 2020. During his time with the club he won the Kosovar Cup on two occasions in 2017–18 and 2019–20.[2][11][12] He also helped them to finish 2nd in the Football Superleague of Kosovo on two occasion; in 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, simultaneously qualifying them into the Europa League.[13]
Dreams FC
[edit]After his contract with Prishtina he returned to his old club Dreams FC.
Ashanti Gold
[edit]He was a member of the club's squad that featured in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[14][15]
Honours
[edit]FC Prishtina
References
[edit]- ^ "OFFICIAL: Dreams FC farm out skipper Abdul Bashiru to Bechem United on a season loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Abdul Bashiru leaves Dreams FC | SportsWorldGhana". 14 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Bechem United defender Abdul Bashiru moves to Kosovo to join FK Prishtina". GhanaSoccernet. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Dreams FC vote captain Abdul Bashiru as club's player of the season". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Latif Blessing, Kwesi Donau and Abdul Bashiru battle it out for 2015/16 GPL player of the season". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan". www.ghanaweb.com. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Bechem United sign Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru- reports". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Bechem United defender Abdul Bashiru moves to Kosovo to join FK Prishtina". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian forward Abdul Basit revels Kosovo Cup triumph". GhanaSoccernet. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian trio Basit, Arago and Bashiru excel as FK Pristina beat Villaznimi on penalties to win Kosovo Cup". GhanaSoccernet. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian trio Basit Khalid, Abdul Bashiru and Arago Jamal clinch Europa League spot with FK Prishtina". GhanaSoccernet. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (3 December 2020). "#CAFCC - Ashantigold announce 20-man squad for the trip to Burkina Faso". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "AshantiGold name 20-man squad for FC Salitas match". www.ghanaweb.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Ghana - A. Bashiru - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Abdul Bashiru at Global Sports Archive
- Abdul Bashiru at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players
- King Faisal F.C. players
- Bechem United F.C. players
- International Allies F.C. players
- Dreams F.C. players
- FC Prishtina players
- Ashanti Gold S.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Sekondi Eleven Wise F.C. players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen