Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a

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ian

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playing as a defender who last played for

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Career

In 2008, he signed for Hearts of Oak, and later was named as the

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. On 6 August 2011, he joined Egyptian side

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on a free transfer. However FIFA (CAS after appeal) ordered Hearts of Oak eligible to receive

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from Zamalek for US$30,000. On 25 August 2012, Alhassan joined Turkish

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Karimu Alhassan
at Soccerway on a two-year contract after being released by Egyptian club Zamalek. In summer 2013 he joined South African side Black Leopards F.C. On January 29, 2014, Alhassan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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. He left Radnički and joined

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side Liberty Professionals F.C. in February 2015. On November 30, 2015, Liberty Professionals F.C. agreed to loan Karimu Alhassan in a one-year deal to

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Al-Merrikh SC Al-Merrikh Sporting Club () is a Sudanese professional football club based in the city of Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football cl ...

International career

Alhassan was called up for the Ghana national team for a friendly game against

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and made his debut in the game on 1 October 2009.Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
/ref> He was part of Ghana U-20 squad at the

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Honours

;Hearts of Oak *

: 2008–09

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alhassan, Karimu 1991 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Zamalek SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Adana Demirspor footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Black Leopards F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa FK Radnički 1923 players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Ghanaian Muslims Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Dire Dawa City S.C. players 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen