Basit Abdul Khalid (born 10 August 1996) is a

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professional footballer who plays as a

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for Makedonija G.P. in North Macedonia.

Club career

Prishtina

2015–16 season

In March 2016, Khalid joined

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by signing a contract until June 2018. During the remaining 2015–16 season, he scored twice in 10 matches as Prishtina finished 8th in the championship.

2016–17 season

During the 2016–17 season, he bagged 13 goals in 35 league appearances, being top scorer of the team. He also scored his first career hat-trick on 5 April 2017 in matchday 24 against Drita which finished 1–3 for Khalid's side. Prishtina also reached Kosovar Cup final where they defeated Drita 2–1 thanks to Khalid brace.

2017–18 season

The triumph in cup meant that Prishtina has qualified to

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for the first time in history. They were shorted against Sweden's

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. Khalid played in both matches unable to deliver as Prishtina was eliminated 6–0 on aggregate. In October 2017, after dealing for a long time with a

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injury, Khalid undergo surgery time and was reported that he will be back in January of the following year.

Teuta Durrës

In August 2019, Abdul Khalid completed a transfer to

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side

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Esperance de Tunis

Basit joined Espérance on 25 January 2021 for a two-and-a-half-year contract but this contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 July 2021.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 17 September 2021, he signed for

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club

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Career statistics

Honours

;Prishtina *

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: 2017–18 *

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: 2016 ES Tunis *

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* 1996 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Men's association football forwards Football Superleague of Kosovo players FC Prishtina players Kategoria Superiore players KF Teuta players Macedonian First Football League players FK Makedonija G.P. players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Kuwait Premier League managers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) players 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub