Khalid Abdul Mumin Suleman (born 6 June 1998), commonly known as Abdul Mumin, is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

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club

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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.

FC Nordsjælland

On 2 August 2016, it was confirmed, that Mumin had signed a professional contract with

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, and joined their U19 squad. 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. 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

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for the rest of the season.

Vitória de Guimarães

On 15 August 2020, Portuguese Primeira Liga club

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signed Mumin on a four-year deal. 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.

Rayo Vallecano

On 1 September 2022, Mumin signed a four-year contract with

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. Mumin got his debut for the Spanish side on 17 September 2022 against Athletic Bilbao.

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

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in January 2022.

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* * * 1998 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Ghanaian men's footballers FC Nordsjælland players HB Køge players Vitória S.C. players Rayo Vallecano players Primeira Liga players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players La Liga players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub