Issah Abass (born 26 September 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger or

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for Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan, on loan from

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club Chaves.

Club career

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Abass joined Bundesliga side

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. On 6 January 2020, Abass joined Dutch club FC Twente on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 31 August 2022, his contract with Mainz was dissolved by mutual consent. In September 2022, Abass moved to Portugal, joining

side Chaves. On 8 February 2024, Chaves sent Abass on loan to Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Whilst playing domestic football in Ghana, Abass represented Ghana U17.

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana * Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2017–18 * Slovenian Cup: 2017–18

Reference

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abass, Issah 1998 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Slovenian PrvaLiga players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Croatian Football League players Primeira Liga players Persian Gulf Pro League players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players FC Twente players HNK Rijeka players G.D. Chaves players Sepahan S.C. footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iran