Nassam Ibrahim

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nassam Ibrahim

| fullname = Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim

| image =

| image_size =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bimbilla, Ghana

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Rangers (HKG)

| clubnumber = 40

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Red Bull Ghana

| youthyears2 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs2 = Growlamp Soccer Academy

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Pofmade FC

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2019–2023

| clubs2 = Ococias Kyoto

| caps2 = 44

| goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = Rangers (HKG)

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 16

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = Suzhou Dongwu

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Rangers (HKG)

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U23

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 17 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim (born 18 February 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.

Club career

Ibrahim was first spotted by scouts from Red Bull Ghana in an inter-school competition, where he started his football.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=伊巴謙：以港超聯作為舞台，爭取入選加納國家隊 |url=https://onetwohk.net/2023/12/14/ibrahim/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=OneTwo.hk |language=en-US}}

Ibrahim joined Growlamp Soccer Academy, a football academy in his native Ghana, when he was in junior high school.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title=おこしやす京都ACイブラヒム選手特別インタビュー{{!}}お知らせ |url=https://www.kyotominsai.co.jp/mblog/2022/03/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%93%E3%81%97%E3%82%84%E3%81%99%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BDac-%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%92%E3%83%A0%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%80%80%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%93/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=京都民際日本語学校 {{!}} KYOTO MINSAI JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-22 |title=京都のプロサッカークラブ、「現役オリンピック代表」を含むガーナ人選手3名と一気に契約。 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000037922.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES |language=ja-JP}} He then started playing professionally with Pofmade FC after he graduated from high school.

Ibrahim was one of the three Ghanaians Ococias Kyoto signed on 22 January 2019.{{Cite tweet |number=1087519798165032962 |user=amitie_top |title=この度、ガーナU-23オリンピック代表のイブラヒム（Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim）選手との契約が決まりましたのでお知らせいたします。 |date=2019-01-22 |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=ja}} On 14 April, Ibrahim scored in the season opener against St Andrew's FC, helping Kyoto to a 5–1 win.{{Cite tweet |number=1117378449272737792 |user=amitie_top |title=白星スタート！5発快勝で現在首位！ |date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=ja}}

On 10 February 2020, Ibrahim signed a one-year contract extension with Ococias Kyoto.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-10 |title=イブラヒム（YAKUBU NASSAM IBRAHIM）選手 2020シーズン契約更新のお知らせ {{!}} おこしやす京都 |url=https://ococias.kyoto/news/375/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=おこしやす京都AC |language=ja}}

On 25 February 2021, Ococias Kyoto announced that they had extended Ibrahim's contract for one year.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-25 |title=イブラヒム選手 2021シーズン契約更新のお知らせ {{!}} おこしやす京都 |url=https://ococias.kyoto/news/788/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=おこしやす京都AC |language=ja}}

On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim renewed his contract with Ococias Kyoto for another season.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=イブラヒム選手 2022シーズン契約更新のお知らせ {{!}} おこしやす京都 |url=https://ococias.kyoto/news/1811/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=おこしやす京都AC |language=ja}} On 1 December, Ococias Kyoto announced that Ibrahim would leave at the end of the 2022 season when his contract expires.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=イブラヒム選手退団のお知らせ {{!}} おこしやす京都 |url=https://ococias.kyoto/news/2346/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=おこしやす京都AC |language=ja}}

On 21 February 2023, Ibrahim signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=港超聯伊巴謙由「AC」轉投標準流浪 |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20230221/bkn-20230221100253821-0221_00882_001.html |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=on.cc東網 |language=zh-hk}}

On 17 January 2025, Ibrahim returned Rangers after spending half season in Suzhou Dongwu.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=港超聯伊巴謙重返標準流浪 |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20250117/bkn-20250117175832235-0117_00882_001.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=on.cc東網 |language=zh-hk}}

International career

On 18 December 2018, Ibrahim played his only match for Ghana U23, where they beat Togo 5–1 in the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Ibrahim scoring a goal in the process.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Ghana Football |title=Black Meteors beat Togo 5-1 in first leg tie |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/black-meteors-beat-togo-5-1-in-first-leg-tie |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.ghanafa.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-18 |title=Ghana 5-1 Togo: Hat-trick hero Owusu inspires Black Meteors to big win in U23 Afcon qualifiers {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ghana-5-1-togo-hat-trick-hero-owusu-inspires-black-meteors-to-big-win-in-u23-afcon-qualifiers/xf9yjisrur8uzdksplm1osj4 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.goal.com |language=en}}