Karim Alhassan

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| name = Karimu Alhassan

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| fullname = Karimu Alhassan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = {{Height|m=1.75}}

| position = Defender

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| youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Nikwab Professionals

| youthyears2 = 2008 | youthclubs2 = Soccer Learners

| years1 = 2009–2011

| years2 = 2011–2012

| years3 = 2012–2013

| years4 = 2013

| years5 = 2014

| years6 = 2015–2016

| years7 = 2016–

| years8 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Hearts of Oak

| clubs2 = Zamalek

| clubs3 = Adana Demirspor

| clubs4 = Black Leopards

| clubs5 = Radnički Kragujevac

| clubs6 = Liberty Professionals

| clubs7 = → Al-Merrikh SC (loan)

| clubs8 = Dire Dawa City

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| caps2 = 0

| caps3 = 8

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| caps5 = 0

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| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

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| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20

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| nationalyears2 = 2009

| nationalteam2 = Ghana

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 29 January 2014

| ntupdate = 29 January 2014

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Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer playing as a defender who last played for Dire Dawa City.

Career

In 2008, he signed for Hearts of Oak,[http://www.ghanafa.org/2008registration/hearts.pdf Registered Players for Hearts of Oak - Ghana Premier League 2008/2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203113907/http://www.ghanafa.org/2008registration/hearts.pdf |date=December 3, 2008 }} and later was named as the team captain.{{Cite news|url=http://ghanafoot.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/glo-premier-league-0910-preview-round-2/|title=Glo Premier League 09/10 Preview: Round 2|date=2009-10-20|work=Football Made In Ghana|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-US}}

On 6 August 2011, he joined Egyptian side Zamalek on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=http://www.elzamalek.org/main/news/3230-%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1.html|title=كريم الحسن ينضم رسميا للقلعة البيضاء|publisher=elzamalek.org|accessdate=25 August 2011}} However FIFA (CAS after appeal) ordered Hearts of Oak eligible to receive training compensation from Zamalek for US$30,000.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Award_3518__FINAL__internet.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-14 |archive-date=2016-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213090056/http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Award_3518__FINAL__internet.pdf |url-status=dead }}

On 25 August 2012, Alhassan joined Turkish TFF First League side Adana Demirspor[https://int.soccerway.com/players/karimu-alhassan/208883/ Karimu Alhassan] at Soccerway on a two-year contract after being released by Egyptian club Zamalek.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/news/2012/august/25-ghana-youngster-alhassan-signs-for-adana-demirsor.html|title=Ghana youngster Alhassan signs for Adana Demirspor|publisher=MTNFootball.com|accessdate=29 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150600/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/news/2012/august/25-ghana-youngster-alhassan-signs-for-adana-demirsor.html|archivedate=2 February 2014}} In summer 2013 he joined South African side Black Leopards F.C.

On January 29, 2014, Alhassan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Radnički 1923.[http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/alhasan-prosao-probu-kragujevcani-dobili-novo-pojacanje-164562.html Alhasan prošao probu, Kragujevčani dobili novo pojačanje!] at Sportske.net, 29-1-2014 {{in lang|sr}} He left Radnički and joined Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals F.C. in February 2015.[http://www.sportscrusader.com/karim-alhassan-liberty-will-revive-career/ Karim Alhassan: Liberty will revive my career] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208041015/http://www.sportscrusader.com/karim-alhassan-liberty-will-revive-career/# |date=2015-12-08 }} at sportscrusader.com, 4-2-2015, retrieved 2-12-2015

On November 30, 2015, Liberty Professionals F.C. agreed to loan Karimu Alhassan in a one-year deal to Sudan Premier League side Al-Merrikh SC.[http://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-liberty-professionals-defender-karim-alhassan-joins-al-merriekh-on-loan EXCLUSIVE: Liberty Professionals defender Karim Alhassan joins Al Merriekh on loan] at ghanasoccernet.com, 30-11-2015, retrieved 2-12-2015

International career

Alhassan was called up for the Ghana national team for a friendly game against Argentina[https://web.archive.org/web/20111004061412/http://www.accra-mail.com/sports/local-football/2333-black-stars-away-in-argentina.html Black Stars away in Argentina] and made his debut in the game on 1 October 2009.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180106183910/http://www.gbcghana.com/news/28598detail.html Ghana suffer Argentina defeat]

He was part of Ghana U-20 squad at the 2011 African Youth Championship.