Mohammed Rabiu Al-Hassan ( ar, محمد رابيو الحسن; born 31 December 1989), simply known as Mohammed Rabiu ( ), is a

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ian professional

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who plays as a

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. He has earned over 30 caps for the Ghana national team.

Club career

Early career

Rabiu signed by Gimnàstic on 31 January 2008 from

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, at age 18, the minimum age for international transfer. He played his first game on 18 May 2008 against

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, but left after 6 months and moved to

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. There, he played his first game on 11 November 2008 against

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. On 7 August 2009.

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signed the Ghanaian midfielder on loan from

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, the powerful half-back will be part of

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's youth team. After a season, he joined

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outfit

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, as the club borrowed the registration quota from Sampdoria.

Évian FC

On 4 August 2010, he trained at Évian Thonon Gaillard for a possible loan, which was confirmed on late August. He made his debut at 17 October 2010, playing 10 games throughout the season On 28 June 2011, Évian achieved promotion to

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in the 2010–11 season, and completed a five-year permanent deal for Rabiu, for a €1M fee.

Kuban Krasnodar

On 22 August 2013, Rabiu signed a three-year deal with Kuban Krasnodar, for a reported €2.6M fee.

FC Anzhi Makhachkala

On 16 August 2016, he signed a 3.5-year contract with

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. He didn't play any games for Anzhi in the first half of the 2016–17 season as he was recovering from injury. On 30 December 2016, Anzhi removed him from their

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roster. On 6 February 2017, another Russian club

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confirmed that they are considering inviting Rabiu for a tryout. On 9 February 2017, his agent said Rabiu is still recovering from injury and will not go on Dynamo tryout, and he still might return to Anzhi for the rest of the 2016–17 season. The registration deadline for the 2016–17 season passed on 24 February 2017 without Rabiu getting re-registered for Anzhi. On 23 July 2018, FC Anzhi Makhachkala announced that they had re-signed Rabiu after his recovery from injury.

After Anzhi Makhachkala

On 23 February 2019, Krylia Sovetov announced the signing of Rabiu. On 7 July 2019, Krylia Sovetov announced that Rabiu left the team due to health problems. On 21 August 2019, he returned to France, signing a one-season contract with

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. On 9 October 2020, he signed with

club

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International career

Rabiu represented the Black Satellites on international level, he played with the team in the qualifications for the

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in Rwanda. In 2008, he was called up to the Black Stars squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

International appearances

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Titles and honours

Club

Évian *

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: 2010–11

International

Ghana U-20 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabiu, Mohammed 1989 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Ghana international footballers Liberty Professionals F.C. players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Xerez CD footballers U.C. Sampdoria players Udinese Calcio players Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C. players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Expatriate footballers in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in France Association football midfielders 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Paris FC players FC Tambov players Konongo Odumase Senior High School alumni