 Razak with theIvory Coast in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Razak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-11)11 November 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2010–2011 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Manchester City | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | →Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | OFI | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | AFC Eskilstuna | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | IFK Göteborg | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | →AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | IK Sirius | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Örgryte IS | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 120 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2021 | |||
Abdul Razak (born 11 November 1992) is an Ivorian former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
He came through the youth academies atCrystal Palace andManchester City, signing professional terms with the latter and playing in fivePremier League games. He also played in and won theFA Community Shield in2012. Whilst a City player he spent time on loan withPortsmouth,Brighton & Hove Albion,Charlton Athletic andRussian Premier League sideAnzhi Makhachkala. He joined Anzhi on a permanent deal in 2013, but a season later returned toEngland withWest Ham United. He would go on to play forOFI,Doncaster Rovers,AFC Eskilstuna,IFK Göteborg,IK Sirius andÖrgryte IS.
Razak earned five caps for theIvory Coast national team from 2012 to 2013, and played at the2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Having leftCrystal Palace's youth set-up in 2008,Razak joined theManchester City Elite Development Squad in July 2010.[2] However, he was not chosen to play his first game for the EDS until 3 February 2011 when he was one of the starting eleven in the EDS team that beat theBury reserve team 2–0 atEwen Fields in theManchester Senior Cup.[3]Only two days later, Razak was then given a surprise debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute forDavid Silva in the final minutes of thePremier League game againstWest Bromwich Albion on 5 February 2011, a 3–0 win at theCity of Manchester Stadium.[4]His unexpected first team debut makes Razak the ninth youth player tograduate from Manchester City's academy under managerRoberto Mancini in just over a year of the latter's management at the club. The day after his debut for the Manchester City first team Razak was added to the first team squad. In his second game for the EDS team three days later the young Ivorian was shown a straight red card for a rash challenge in the 51st minute of thePremier Reserve League North game againstBolton Wanderers.[5]
He made his first start on 21 September 2011 in the third round of theFootball League Cup againstBirmingham City, playing for 86 minutes before being substituted forLuca Scapuzzi.[6] He ended that season with one league appearance as Manchester City won the2011–12 Premier League in dramatic circumstances on the last day of the season.[7]
On 28 October 2011, Razak was loaned toChampionship clubPortsmouth on a one-month deal.[8]He made his debut againstDerby County the next day, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a game Portsmouth lost 3–1.[9]After one month withPompey and three appearances, Razak returned to Manchester City.[10]
On 17 February 2012, Razak, along with fellow City youngsterGai Assulin joined Championship sideBrighton & Hove Albion on a three-month loan deal.[11]
On 12 August 2012, Razak was an unused substitute as City won the2012 FA Community Shield 3–2 against Chelsea atVilla Park.[12][13]
On 29 September 2012, Razak joined a third Championship club,Charlton Athletic, on a three-month loan deal.[14] After one month, he returned to Manchester City[15] having made only two first team appearances.
On 2 September 2013, Razak joined Russian clubAnzhi Makhachkala on a season-long loan deal, with a trigger clause that once he made an appearance for Anzhi the transfer becomes a permanent one.[16][17] On 17 October, the clause was activated.[17][18]
On 30 January 2014, Razak returned to the Premier League, when he joinedWest Ham United on a short-term contract.[19] In April that year, he left the club without having played a first team game.[20]
Razak played forOFI inSuper League Greece before coming back to England to train withDoncaster Rovers. On 10 February 2015, he signed for Rovers for the rest of the League One season.[21]
In January 2017, Razak transferred fromAFC Eskilstuna toIFK Göteborg on a three-year deal.[22] After only five appearances and a loan back to AFC, in February 2018 he left for another Swedish team,IK Sirius Fotboll.[23] In February 2020, he signed forÖrgryte IS, IFK's rivals.[24]
Razak made his début for theIvory Coast national football team againstRussia in a friendly match in August 2012.[25] He was included in the Ivory Coast squad for the2013 Africa Cup of Nations and was inLes Éléphants' starting line-up for their third group match againstAlgeria.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2010–11 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Brighton (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Anzhi (loan) | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| West Ham | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OFI | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2014–15 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eskilstuna | 2016 | Superettan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Göteborg | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Eskilstuna (loan) | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Sirius | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Örgryte | 2020 | Superettan | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Superettan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 120 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | ||
| Ivory Coast national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
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