Abdul Mumin
Personal information
Full name Khalid Abdul Mumin Suleman[1][2]
Date of birth (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 16
Youth career
Right to Dream
2016–2017 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Nordsjælland 43 (1)
2018 → HB Køge (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2022 Vitória Guimarães 51 (0)
2022– Rayo Vallecano 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023

Khalid Abdul Mumin Suleman (born 6 June 1998), commonly known as Abdul Mumin, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

Club career

Youth

Mumin was born in Accra and was a part of the academy at Right to Dream. The defender was an integral part of the RtD U18's team, helping them win back to back Gothia Cup tournaments in 2014 and in 2015.[3]

FC Nordsjælland

On 2 August 2016, it was confirmed, that Mumin had signed a professional contract with Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland, and joined their U19 squad.[4]

Mumin made his Nordsjælland debut on 7 August 2016, just a few days after signing with the club. Mumin started on the bench, but replaced Viktor Tranberg in the 62nd minute in a 2–1 defeat against AaB in the Danish Superliga.[5]

He was promoted to the first team squad for the 2017–18 season. After Nordsjælland sold Andreas Skovgaard in January 2019, Mumin began to play continuously.

Loan to HB Køge

On 23 January 2018, Mumin was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge for the rest of the season.[6]

Vitória de Guimarães

On 15 August 2020, Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória S.C. signed Mumin on a four-year deal.[7][8] Mumin got shirt number 6 and made his official debut for the club in the Primeira Liga on 18 September 2020 against Belenenses SAD, playing all 90 minutes.[9]

Rayo Vallecano

On 1 September 2022, Mumin signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.[10] Mumin got his debut for the Spanish side on 17 September 2022 against Athletic Bilbao.[11]

International career

At the end of December 2021, Mumin received his first call-up to the Ghana national team, being summoned to the squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vitória Sport Clube - Site Oficial". Vitória Sport Clube. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Abdul Mumin at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "ABDUL MUMIN SIGNS PRO CONTRACT WITH FC NORDSJÆLLAND". righttodream.com. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Nordsjælland skriver med ung ghaneser". bold.dk. 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 7 August 2016.
  6. ^ "HB Køge henter talentfuld forsvarer i FC Nordsjælland". hbkoge.dk. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Abdul Mumin assina até 2024". VitoriaSC.pt. Vitória S.C. 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ Bye Marboe, Mads (15 August 2020). "Officielt: Abdul Mumin skifter til portugisisk klub". Tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ VITORIA GUIMARAES VS. BELENENSES 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 18 September 2020
  10. ^ "Abdul Mumin nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Abdul Mumin new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ ATHLETIC BILBAO VS. RAYO VALLECANO 3 - 2, soccerway.com, 17 September 2022
  12. ^ Abdul Mumin, Abdul Samed earn debut Black stars call-up, footy-ghana.com, 21 December 2021
  13. ^ "2021 Afcon: Ghana to name final squad for tournament on December 30". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links


Rayo Vallecano – current squad
Ghana squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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