| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rashid Sumaila[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (age 32) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Coast,Central region, Ghana | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Astronomers and Venomous Vipers | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Asante Kotoko | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Asante Kotoko (loan) | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | →Qadsia SC (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Qadsia SC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Al-Gharafa (loan) | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Qadsia SC | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Saham | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Muaither | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Ghana U23 | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Ghana | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Rashid Sumaila (born 18 December 1992) is aGhanaian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back and he is also a member of theGhana national team.[2]
Sumaila won the2011 Ghana Best Defender Award at the end of the2010–11 Glo Premier League season.
Born inCape Coast, Rashid Sumaila, affectionately known as Rash, began his playing career in the junior ranks of Cape Coast Adisadel-based Colts team named Astronomers where he excelled with performance and won almost everyone's hearts at the club.
In the year 2008, a division 1 club Venomous Vipers who were monitoring him keenly had to approach management of Astronomers for his signature where he was their prime target for the 2008–2009 Division 1 season.
Playing with tenacity and zeal Sumaila was then tipped as the nextSergio Ramos of Ghana football due to his consistency in the central defensive role.
The praises and hails he had with the then division on club broke the news of his performances whereGhana Premier League Clubs were knocking heads to grab the young talented defender.
Prior to his abysmal performancesPremier League clubEbusua Dwarfs signed him for the 2009–10 season where he progressed through the ranks at Ebusua Dwarfs and made his senior debut in the2010–11 Glo Premier League season.[3]
The porcupine worries in 2012 were very full of joy when they signed their best man Sumaila fromEbusua Dwarfs who they were eyeing season ago to strengthen their central defense.
As versatile as he was he played an integral part ofAsante Kotoko S.C. 2012–13 season where he helped them to win theGhana Premier League.
Notable for his tackles and strength in defense Sumaila's name was on everyone's lips ofAsante Kotoko S.C. fans as he was referred as "We got our man" simply meaning they have fixed the defense now. French clubRC Lens took an interest in young powerful centre-back after his firstGhana national football team call-up on 15 November 2011.[4]
Rashid arrived for the Masandawana boys fromAsante Kotoko S.C. for a permanent deal where he had already won theGhana Premier League with the Porcupine worries.
His arrival saw a massive turn around atMamelodi Sundowns F.C., he was very influential in the defence and played almost every match of the season where he helped them win the 2013–14Premier Soccer League (PSL) with them.
Asante Kotoko (loan)
Sumaila returned to Kotoko on a loan deal the following season fromMamelodi Sundowns F.C. but unfortunately theGhana Premier League was hit with setbacks and was on hold so he returned to theMamelodi Sundowns F.C.
The Kuwaiti side Qadsia had earlier approachedMamelodi Sundowns F.C. for a loan fee of Sumaila where initially he had returned from Kototo as theGhana Premier League was not in progress so he landed up in Kuwait to sign a loan deal withQadsia SC with an option to buy.
He did offer his best to the Yellow Castles as they are called and helped them win theKuwait Emir Cup for the 2014–15 season and by his hard works and dedication, he individually received the best Foreign Player in theKuwait Premier League and Best Player ofQadsia SC respectively. As the 2015-2016 Season began Rashid Sumaila had already put pen to paper for an undisclosed fee and had established himself the preferred central defender in the team.
The season was getting better and better for Sumaila as the winning kept on coming which saw them be the favourite for the League title, their efforts and cohesive play did not end up in vain and was one that got their hands for the trophy, they announced theKuwait Premier League champions for the 2015–16 season.
Sumaila was a hot cake in the Middle East where clubs where chasing here and there soAl-Gharafa SC was fortunate enough to get a loan deal of him from their sister country Kuwait sideQadsia SC.
What Sumaila brought there was passion and composure to the team, He was the deal and was ready to bring the team back on track so the 2016–17 season saw him outstanding in yellow and blue shirt no wonder he was voted club best player at the end of the season.
Plans were, however, in advance to get him a permanent deal butQadsia SC would not turn their attention either as they needed him back to complete his missions so Sumaila returned to his mother club to start the 2017–18Kuwait Premier League season with the yellow castles.
Sumaila returned to his mother clubQadsia SC to begin the2017–2018 Kuwait Premier League as an enforcer to the team.
The season was going to be a good one the Yellow Castle where Sumaila produced one of his best season performances from defending to scoring some important few goals to push the team forward. Sumaila was yet fortunate again to win the2017–2018 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup beating their neighbors and rivalsKuwait SC in the final.
The quest for European football has always been the dream for Sumaila and a couple of them were knocking at his doors knowing the performances he had put in the seasons so far. On 28 June 2018 Sumaila joined the Serbian clubRed Star Belgrade on one-year loan deal.
Sumaila was part of theGhana national under-20 football team at the2011 African Youth Championship.[5] Sumaila was a member of theGhana national under-23 football team that won Ghana's firstAll-Africa Games football gold medal in theFootball at the 2011 All-Africa Games when they defeatedSouth Africa national under-23 soccer team 4–2 onpenalty shoot-out at theEstádio do Zimpeto inMaputo,Mozambique on 17 September 2011.
On 7 November 2011 Sumaila was called up to theGhana squad to faceSierra Leone national football team andGabon national football team.[6]
In December 2011, Sumaila was named to theGhana national football team's provisional 25-man squad for the2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not included by theGhana national football team technical staff for the tournament's final 23-man squad.[7]
Sumaila who was in form atMamelodi Sundowns F.C. caught the attention of coach Kwesi Appiah and was called to2014 FIFA World Cup squad for Ghana as the final 23 squad list was announced. Ghana could not progress from the group stages but were the only team that theGermany national football team could not beat in the tournament though they were the champions of the tournament. Ghana held them to a 2–2 draw which was one of the famous matches of the tournament.
Asante Kotoko
Mamelodi Sundowns
Qadsia
Red Star Belgrade
Ghana U23
Individual
