Rashid Alhassan (footballer, born 2000)

Rashid Alhassan (born 20 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as left-back. He played for the national under-17 team at the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, placing second in the former.
Club career
Aduana Stars
Alhassan started his career with Aduana Stars. He made his Ghana Premier League debut during the 2017 Ghana Premier League season. On 25 June 2017, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 against Tema Youth. On 15 October 2017, he scored an equalizer in 57th minute to help Aduana to a 2-1 victory over Elmina Sharks, to help them to win the league with one a game to spare. He featured in 12 league matches and scored 2 goals to eventually help Aduana Stars clinch the league title that season and win the title in his debut season. Based on his performance for both Aduana and the Ghana U-17 team, he was reportedly linked with moves to top flight teams in Germany, Italy, England and the United States.
FK Mladá Boleslav
Alhassan moved to Czech Republic and signed with Czech First League FK Mladá Boleslav in 2019. He was drafted into the teams U-19 side and later to their U-21 side. He was later promoted to the FK Mlada Boleslav B team.
International career
Youth team
Alhassan featured for the Ghana national under-17 football team in 2017. He was named in the 21 man squad for the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. During the first match against Cameroon, he played the full 90 minutes and helped Ghana keep a clean sheet and win by 4-0. At the end he featured in 3 matches, helping Ghana place second and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India. He was one of the highly rated Ghanaian players at the World Cup tournament. He played in all 5 matches as Ghana reached the quarter-final stage and were eliminated by their African counterparts Mali.
Style of play
Alhassan plays in a left-back position. He combines both defensive and offensive play within a match. He is seen as a hard-working defender who is relentless at closing down on opponents to win back possession and determined to put in the decent .

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