Mohammed Alhassan (born 5 June 1992) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as a defender for Hearts of Oak and

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Club career

Alhassan began his career at

West African Football Academy West African Football Academy (WAFA) Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based near Sogakope in the Volta Region that was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are competing in the Ghana Premier League. The 2016–17 seaso ...

. In 2015, he was promoted to the senior side, where he immediately became one of the reliable centre-backs. He made his senior debut on 20 February 2016, starting a league match against

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. He played the full match as WAFA won by 2–0. He went on to play 26 league matches that season, with WAFA placing ending the season in second place, their highest ever rank. The following season, 2017 season, he played 10 league matches. After the departure of

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, he was appointed as the club's captain for the 2018 season. Before the league was truncated, due to the Anas Number 12 expose, he played 15 league matches and scored a goal, his debut goal in 2–1 loss to Eleven Wonders on 15 April. His contract with club ended at the end of season. Alhassan signed for Hearts of Oak as a free agent in December 2018 on a four-year contract. On 31 March 2019, he made his debut as a starter in a 1–0 victory over Dreams FC. He played 14 out of 15 league matches during the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition to help Hearts place first in group B and qualify for the championship play-off semi-finals. The following season, he was ever present by playing all 14 league matches, the season was however cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. He continued his good form during double winning season, the 2020–21 season. During the league season, he played all but 4 matches, completing the season with 32 league appearances the most by any Hearts player within the season. During the second half of the season, after the appointment of Samuel Boadu he formed a defensive partnership with

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. With the duo playing together, the team went on an eleven match unbeaten streak which finally resulted in them winning the league, after a 12-year trophy drought. On 8 August, Alhassan helped Hearts to win the domestic double by winning the

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in addition to their league trophy win a month earlier. Hearts won the 2021 Ghanaian FA Cup following a 8–7

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victory over Ashanti Gold at

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in the final, after a goalless draw in

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of which Alhassan started the match, played the full 120 minutes and also converted his attempt in the penalty shootout.

International career

On 9 June 2019, Alhassan made his debut for

in a 1–0 friendly defeat against

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Honours

Hearts of Oak *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alhassan, Mohammed 1992 births Footballers from Kumasi Living people Men's association football defenders Ghanaian footballers Ghana men's international footballers West African Football Academy players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players