Mubarak Yussif (born 29 December 1995) is a Ghanaian professional
footballer
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Asante Kotoko S.C.
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Ashanti Gold
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Club career
Liberty Professionals
Mubarik started his career with Liberty Professionals before moving to Ashanti Gold in 2018. On 6 March 2016, he made his debut for Liberty in a 0–0 match against Wa All Stars, playing the full 90 minutes in the process. He made 20 league matches during the
2016 Ghanaian Premier League
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to help Liberty avoid relegation by 2 points. The following season, he established himself as a starter and played a key role during the
2017 Ghanaian Premier League
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season. He played in all 30 league matches to help Liberty avoid relegation and place 11th on the league table. Based on his performances, he was linked with Ashanti Gold during the transfer period, later signing for them in 2018. During his time with the club he formed a formidable defensive partnership with
Samuel Sarfo
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Club career
Born in Nsuta, Sarfo played at Cantonments as a youth. He later played for Liberty Prof ...
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Ashanti Gold
In March 2018, Mubarik was signed by Obuasi-based club
Ashanti Gold
The Ashanti Goldfields Corporation is a gold mining company based in Ghana that was founded by Joseph Ellis and Joseph Biney both from Cape Coast. The Ashanti Mine, located at Obuasi, 56 km south of Kumasi, has been producing since 1897. Dur ...
ahead of the
2018 Ghanaian Premier League
The 2018 Ghanaian Premier League was the 62nd season of top professional association football in Ghana. The season was initially scheduled to begin on 11 February 2018, but was postponed to 4 March 2018, and later postponed indefinitely. It was th ...
on a 2-year deal. He was seen as a direct replacement for
Abeiku Ainooson
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Karela United
Karela United FC is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Aiyinase, Ellembele District, Western Region. The club competed in the 2019 Ghanaian Normalisation Cup Competition.
Karela plays their home matches at the CAM Park.
History
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, coming on in the 89th minute for Godfred Asiamah. He later went on to appear on the bench in a 1–1 draw match against
Bechem United
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on 31 March 2018, before getting injured in June 2018. He was out on the sidelines for five months, returning in September 2018, when the league had already been abandoned due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose. He featured for Ashanti Gold during their
2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
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Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...
and subsequently win Tier 2 of the competition to qualify for the
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
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On 29 December 2019, he scored his first goal in the Ghana Premier League after scoring from an assist by
Richard Osei Agyemang
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Club career
Berekum Chelsea
Agyemang played for Bono-based team Berekum Chelsea in the 201 ...
to help Ashanti Gold to an eventual 3–0 win over
Accra Great Olympics
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. On 5 January 2020, he scored the only goal in a match against King Faisal Babes to grant Ashanti Gold all the three points at the Baba Yara Stadium. He played in 14 out of 15 league matches and scored 2 goals in
2019–20 Ghana Premier League
The 2019–20 Ghana Premier League was the 64th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 28 December 2019. 18 teams compete in the league with each club playing each other twice, home and away, with ...
season, before the league was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the season he formed a defensive partnership with Ibrahim Samed which regarded as one of the best before the league was truncated. He parted ways with the club upon the expiration of his contract in August 2020.
Asante Kotoko
In August 2020, after his contract with Ashanti Gold expired, Mubarik revealed that
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...
had shown interest in signing him and had started talks in trying to get him to join them. On 30 September 2020, Asante Kotoko announced that they had signed him on a free transfer to bolster Maxwell Konadu's squad ahead of their CAF Champions League campaign and the
2020–21 Ghana Premier League
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. He signed a 3-year deal after successful negotiations and completing his mandatory medical examination.
Sao Tome and Principe
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. He was dropped but later recalled back into the team along with
Justice Blay
Justice Blay (born 5 May 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national team.
Club career
Justice started his professional career at Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. ...