Abdul Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem (born 16 June 2001), commonly known as Abdul Rasaq, is a Singaporean professional

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n descent who currently plays mainly as a striker, winger or full-back for the

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in the

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Club career

Young Lions

Abdul Rasaq was promoted from the National Football Academy to the

club, Young Lions ahead of the 2019 season. He scored his first professional career goal against

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on 18 August 2019. In the 2022 season, Abdul Rasaq was featured in most of the matches scoring four goals throughout the season. He amassed a total of 32 appearances and 6 goals throughout his time at the club.

Lion City Sailors

After completing his National Service, Abdul Rasaq left Young Lions to join

ahead of the 2023 season. On 10 April 2023, he scored his first brace of his career in a 5–0 win against

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. Abdul Rasaq would go on to have a breakout season scoring 10 goals in 18 league matches becoming the joint local top goalscorer alongside teammate,

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. He then suffered a long term injury in late August 2023 and was not featured in the

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and the

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for the club.

Career statistic

Club

;Notes

International statistics

U23 International caps

U22 International caps

U19 International caps

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

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References

External links

Rasaq Akeem Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akeem, Rasaq Living people 2001 births Singaporean men's footballers Nigerian men's footballers Singaporean people of Nigerian descent Men's association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players Young Lions FC players Singapore men's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Singapore