Yussif Raman Chibsah (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ionikos. He represented the Ghana national team.

Club career

On 17 August 2012, Chibsah moved from Juventus to

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in a co-ownership deal (swap with

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) before being immediately loaned to

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, where he was under contract prior to his move to Juventus in 2011 (having joined from

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in March 2009). Both 50% registration rights of Anacoura and Chibsah were tagged for €750,000. Chibsah also received a call-up to Parma's pre-season camp on 14 July 2012. On 1 September 2012, he made his professional debut for Sassuolo against

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as a substitute in a 2–1 victory in

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. On 19 June 2013, Parma acquired the playing rights for Chibsah outright for €1 million and renewed the co-ownership of Anacoura.

later acquired half of the registration rights of Chibsah from Parma for €2.5 million.Parma FC SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian)
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/ref> In June 2014 Sassuolo acquired playing rights for Chibsah and

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outright for an additional €5.75 million, and Pedro Filipe Mendes was bought back for €2.5 million. On 6 July 2015, Chibsah joined newly promoted Serie A side

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in a season-long loan move. On 15 July 2016, he was signed by

side

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on loan, winning the promotion playoffs to

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. Benevento also acquired Chibsah outright at the end of season. However, on 15 January 2018, Chibsah returned to Frosinone on loan. On 19 June, Chibsah joined Frosinone outright. On 8 August 2019, Chibsah joined Turkish

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club Gazişehir Gaziantep. On 9 September 2020, Gazisehir Gaziantep announced they had parted ways with Chibsah following a mutual contract termination. On 18 September 2020, he became a new

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player. On 2 February 2022, Chibsah signed with

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in Greece.

International career

Chibsah was born and raised in Ghana. He debuted for the Ghana U20s in 2013, for the senior team in a friendly 2–2 tie against

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in 2013, and for the Ghana U23 in a 1–0 loss to the Mozambique U23s.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sassuolo *

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VfL Bochum *

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References

External links

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Lega Serie B profile
* http://aic.football.it/scheda/26138/chibsah-yussif-raman.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Chibsah, Raman Living people 1993 births Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football midfielders Ghana international footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Parma Calcio 1913 players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players Frosinone Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Gaziantep F.K. footballers VfL Bochum players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Serie A players Serie B players Süper Lig players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece