| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radanfah Abu Bakr | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Queen's Royal College | ||
| 2005 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Caledonia AIA | 22 | (0) |
| 2009 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Joe Public | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Olympic Charleroi | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| 2013 | Vostok | 27 | (1) |
| 2014 | Kruoja Pakruojis | 23 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | HB Køge | 19 | (1) |
| 2016 | Sillamäe Kalev | 15 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sūduva Marijampolė | 22 | (2) |
| 2018 | PS TIRA | 16 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Churchill Brothers | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | AC Port of Spain | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2022 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2017 | |||
Radanfah Abu Bakr (born 12 February 1987) is a Trinidadian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forTT Premier Football League clubAC Port of Spain.
Abu Bakr went toQueen's Royal College in Trinidad[1] and began his career in Trinidad and Tobago sideCaledonia AIA, before signing forSwansea City on 30 August 2009, in a short-term loan deal until 1 January 2010. He has been signed to help relieve the injury crisis at the club.[2] He previously had two trial spells at the club, in 2007 and in 2008, but was unable to sign for the Swans after they were denied a work permit.[3] Bakr started his career at a relatively late age which he has put down to him deciding to put his head down and study, he took a degree in business management inKingston University in London.[4]
In August 2009, a work permit was arranged for the UK, and Radanfah signed a three-month contract with Swansea on 1 September 2009.[5][6] After this deal expired he was not offered terms to extend his stay and so returned to Trinidad to sign forJoe Public. On 21 July 2011, he was signed by Belgium clubOlympic Charleroi after a successful trial.[7] He left Olympic Charleroi and returned to Caledonia AIA during the 2012 season. Abu Bakr helped Caledonia AIA win the2012 CFU Club Championship on 21 June 2012. He scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw after extra time againstW Connection, with Caledonia AIA winning 4–2 on penalty kicks.[8]
In February 2013 Abu Bakr moved toKazakhstan Premier League sideVostok.[9] He played 28 league games for Vostok before moving toLithuanian A Lyga sideKruoja a year later.[10]
On 2 February 2015, he signed a contract withDanish clubHB Køge.[11]
In July 2016, Abu Bakr signed with Estonian top division clubJK Sillamäe Kalev.[12]
On 25 February 2017, he joined LithuanianA Lyga sideSūduva Marijampolė.[13]
On 6 September 2019 Abu Bakr penned deal withI-League side and is currently playing forChurchill Brothers.[14]
Abu Bakr made his debut for theTrinidad and Tobago national team on 30 July 2008, coming on as a substitute in a friendly againstHaiti. Another substitute appearance followed two weeks later in a friendly againstEl Salvador.[15]
He would have to wait until June 2009 for his next international; making his first start and competitive appearance in a World Cup qualifier againstMexico, losing 2–1. Abu Bakr scored his first international goal a month later in a 3–2 friendly win againstSaint Kitts and Nevis.[15] He went on to play in a further four of Trinidad and Tobago's qualifiers for the2010 World Cup, but lost his place in the side after that.[15]
Abu Bakr returned to the international side in June 2013 as part of Trinidad and Tobago's build up to the2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, playing in friendlies away againstRomania andEstonia.[15] He was selected for his nation's squad for the tournament, and helped them reach the quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to Mexico.[16]
| Season | Club | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| 2009–10[17] | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11[18] | Joe Public F.C. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2011–12[18] | Olympic Charleroi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011–12[18] | Caledonia AIA | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4+ | 3 |
| 2012–13[18] | Caledonia AIA | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 1 |
| 2013[19] | Vostok | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2014[19] | Kruoja | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2014–15[19] | HB Køge | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 65+ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 79+ | 10 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago football team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 8 January 2017[15][20]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 July 2009 | Warner Park,Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [21] |
| 2 | 8 October 2015 | Estadio Rommel Fernández,Panama City,Panama | 23 |  Panama | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Radanfah is the son ofYasin Abu Bakr.[22]
Trinidad and Tobago squads | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
