Razak Abalora

Razak Abalora (born 4 September 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for the Ghana Premier League team Asante Kotoko as a Goalkeeper. He joined the club from Tanzanian side Azam F.C. on a free transfer.[1][2]

Razak Abalora
Personal information
Full name Razak Abalora
Date of birth (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Asante Kotoko
Number 1
Youth career
2010-2013 Feyenoord Academy Ghana U-19 (Ghana)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2017 WAFA 24 (0)
2017-2020 Azam 100 (0)
2020- Asante Kotoko 2 (0)
National team‡
2019– Ghana 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2019

Club career

Feyenoord Academy

Abalora joined the Feyenoord Academy and went on to spend three years before joining the senior team now called WAFA.

WAFA

Abalora spent the next five years at the Ghanaian League powerhouse before he moved to Azam.

Azam FC

He joined Azam on a three year deal in July 2017.[3][4]

International career

Razak earned his first cap for Ghana on 19 October 2019.[5] He was part of the squad that appeared in the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches against South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe.[6][7][8][9]

Honours

club

Azam FC

Individual

Azam FC

  • Azam Best Player Award: Winner (3x)

References
  1. Soccernet, Ghana (14 January 2019). "Razak Abalora, Enock Agyei win trophy with Azam FC". ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. footballmadein, Ghana (2 November 2019). "It's every player dream to play for his National team - Razak Abalora". ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. Evans, Gyamera-Antwi (29 July 2017). "Azam FC complete signing of Wafa goalkeeper Abalora". Goal.com. GOAL. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. Oliseh, Dada (10 December 2018). "Azam FC goalie Razak Abalora records 13th clean sheet in Tanzanian Premier League". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. "GHANA NAMES SQUAD FOR AFCON 2021 QUALIFIERS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA & SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE". ghanafa.org. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. "2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Razak Abalora Excited With Black Stars Call Up". modernghana.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. "2021 AFCON Qualifiers:Razak Abalora Excited With Black Stars Call Up". modernghana.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. "Goalkeeper Razak Abalora earns first Black Stars call-up". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. "Ghana include seven new faces for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers". bbc.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  10. "Azam beat Simba to retain CECAFA Kagame Cup". espn.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. "Mapinduzi Cup:Payback time as Azam beat URA to win fourth title". futaa.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  12. "Razark Abalora wonderful save ensure Azam FC win Mapinduzi Cup". footballghana.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.


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