Ibrahim Abdul Razak or Anglicised: Abdul Razak Ibrahim (born 18 April 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as an

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Club career

Razak was born in

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, Ghana. He began playing at the

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youth system in 1998. In 2000, he moved to Danish club

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, and in 2001 moved to Italian club

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, where he played for one year. The year after he moved to French club

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, where he played for two years on loan before moving back to Empoli. Razak moved to

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

at the end of 2004 there he spent two successful seasons with 12 goals and 16 assists but after a serious knee injury he went six months without playing and was loaned to

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

before he was released by Maccabi Netanya. After his stint in Israel he got back to Ghana in 2007 to

Liberty Professionals Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra. History Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earl ...

and in 2009 he moved to El-Ittihad on a one and a half year deal for $150,000. In 2010, he went back to Israel signing with Hapoel Acre until the end of the season. In January 2011 he moved to

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

on a 4.5-year contract. In the winter of 2011, Razak signed with Vietnamese V-League side Vissai Ninh Bình. In 2014, he played for

FC Imereti Khoni FC Imereti (Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი იმერეთი) is a Georgian association football club from the town of Khoni. They currently take part in Regionuli Liga, the fifth tier of the national league system. ...

from the Georgian third tier. In July 2015 he signed a one-year contract with Al-Najma from the Bahraini 2nd Division.

International career

Razak also played for the Ghana national team, sent to the

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.Interview from the youth world cup in 2001
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Honours

Ghana U17 * U17 World Cup: third place

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AaB *

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: runner-up 1999–2000 Ghana U20 * Youth World Cup: runner-up

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Maccabi Netanya * Toto Cup (Leumit): 2004–05 *

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: runner-up 2004–05

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Razak, Ibrahim 1983 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football midfielders Ghana international footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Ghana youth international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players Serie B players Ligue 2 players Israeli Premier League players Aalborg Chang players Empoli F.C. players AS Saint-Étienne players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Liberty Professionals F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate footballers in Bahrain