Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian

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playing as a defender who last played for

Dire Dawa City Dire Dawa City Sport Club ( Amharic: ድሬዳዋ ከተማ ስፖርት ክለብ), also known as Dire Dawa Kenema, is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Dire Dawa. They play in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian ...

Career

In 2008, he signed for Hearts of Oak, and later was named as the team captain. On 6 August 2011, he joined Egyptian side

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east an ...

on a free transfer. However FIFA (CAS after appeal) ordered Hearts of Oak eligible to receive

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from Zamalek for US$30,000. On 25 August 2012, Alhassan joined Turkish

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side Adana DemirsporKarimu Alhassan
at Soccerway on a two-year contract after being released by Egyptian club Zamalek. In summer 2013 he joined South African side

Black Leopards F.C. Black Leopards FC is a South African football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe Region, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division. History The club was founded in 1983 by business people in the Vhembe Region. In 1998 the club was take ...

On January 29, 2014, Alhassan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Radnički 1923. He left Radnički and joined

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

side

Liberty Professionals F.C. Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional Football team, 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 ...

in February 2015. On November 30, 2015, Liberty Professionals F.C. agreed to loan Karimu Alhassan in a one-year deal to

Sudan Premier League Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31. Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23 Championship hist ...

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Al-Merrikh SC Al-Merrikh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the ol ...

International career

Alhassan was called up for the

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for a friendly game against

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and made his debut in the game on 1 October 2009.Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
/ref> He was part of Ghana U-20 squad at the

2011 African Youth Championship The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to postpone the tourna ...

Honours

;Hearts of Oak *

: 2008–09

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alhassan, Karimu 1991 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Zamalek SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Adana Demirspor footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Black Leopards F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa FK Radnički 1923 players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Ghanaian Muslims Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Dire Dawa City S.C. players