Brimah Razak

Brimah Razak (born 22 June 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Linares Deportivo as a goalkeeper.

Brimah Razak
Razak training ahead of a friendly match against Mali
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Linares Deportivo
Youth career
2004–2005 Wolfsburg
2005–2006 Poli Ejido
2006 Las Norias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Chaves 7 (0)
2007–2008 União Madeira 30 (0)
2008–2009 Poli Ejido 6 (0)
2009–2011 Betis B 44 (0)
2010–2011 Betis 0 (0)
2011–2012 Tenerife 2 (0)
2012–2013 Guadalajara 25 (0)
2013–2014 Córdoba B 20 (0)
2014–2015 Mirandés 29 (0)
2015–2017 Córdoba 40 (0)
2017–2018 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 (0)
2019– Linares Deportivo 24 (0)
National team‡
2013– Ghana 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2017

Club career

After rarely settling as a youth player, Accra-born Razak started his professional career in January 2007 with Portugal's G.D. Chaves, playing in the country's second division. The following year he moved down to the third level and joined Madeira's C.F. União, being first choice as they won their regional group – albeit without a final promotion.

In the summer of 2008, Razak returned to a club he had already represented as a youth, Polideportivo Ejido in Spain's division three, backing up veteran Joaquín Valerio in his first and only season. Subsequently, he signed with Real Betis, but spent his first year in the same tier as the previous campaign, as he appeared solely for the reserve side.

Razak was promoted to Betis' first team for 2010–11, with the Andalusians in the second division. He made his official debut on 1 September 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a Copa del Rey game against UD Salamanca, a 2–1 home win.[1]

Razak alternated between the second and third levels of Spanish football in the following years, representing CD Tenerife, CD Guadalajara,[2] Córdoba CF B and CD Mirandés.[3] On 29 July 2015 he returned to Córdoba, now being assigned to the main squad also in the second division.[4]

International career

Razak earned his first cap for Ghana on 14 August 2013, appearing in a 2–2 friendly draw in Turkey. He was part of the squad that appeared in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, being first-choice as the nation reached the final;[5] in the decisive match, against the Ivory Coast, he missed his penalty shootout attempt in an eventual 8–9 loss.[6]

Honours

International

Ghana

References
  1. El Betis se aferra a la Copa (Betis hold on to Cup); Marca, 2 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. El Guadalajara ficha al portero ghanés Razak Brimah (exTenerife) (Guadalajara sign Ghanaian goalkeeper Razak Brimah (formerly of Tenerife)); La Información, 5 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. El Mirandés ficha al portero Razak y al defensa Álex Ortiz (Mirandés sign goalkeeper Razak and defender Álex Ortiz); Marca, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Razak nuevo jugador del CCF (Razak new player of CCF) Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba CF, 29 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Ghana 3–0 Equatorial Guinea; BBC Sport, 5 February 2015
  6. Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana; BBC Sport, 8 February 2015
  7. Hughes, Ian (8 February 2015). "Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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