Kalif Alhassan Explained

Kalif Alhassan
Fullname:Kalif Alhassan
Birth Date:1990 10, df=y
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Currentclub:PDX
Years1:2007–2010
Clubs1:Liberty Professionals
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Portland Timbers
Caps2:6
Goals2:2
Years3:2011–2014
Clubs3:Portland Timbers
Caps3:93
Goals3:5
Years4:2015
Caps4:27
Goals4:4
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Caps5:17
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Clubs6:New York Cosmos
Caps6:5
Goals6:1
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Dila Gori
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Oklahoma City Energy
Caps8:6
Goals8:0
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Minerva Punjab
Caps9:3
Goals9:0
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:Churchill Brothers
Caps10:12
Goals10:0
Years11:2021–
Clubs11:PDX
Caps11:1
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Ghana U17
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Ghana U20
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:4 July 2021

Kalif Alhassan (born 15 October 1990 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for PDX FC in USL League Two.

Career

Professional

Alhassan began his career with Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals in 2007, helping the club to the semifinals of the 2009 WAFU Club Championship.

In 2010, Alhassan signed with Portland Timbers of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, in hopes of staying with the club in 2011 for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the United States soccer pyramid.[1] In his first start for the Timbers, Alhassan scored in second-half stoppage time to give Portland a 1–0 victory over Puerto Rico Islanders.[2]

In 2011 Alhassan became the third player in Major League Soccer history to open his career with assists in each of his first three home games, all Timbers wins.[3] He scored his first MLS goal for the Timbers on the opening weekend of the 2012 MLS season, chipping the ball over Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath to seal the Timbers' victory at 3–1. In addition to his goal, Alhassan assisted on another goal and earned the free kick which led to the equalizing goal. For his performance, Alhassan was named Player of the Week for week 1 of the 2012 MLS season, becoming the first Timbers player ever to win the award.[4]

Alhassan played 1,867 minutes in 28 matches in 2015 for Minnesota United FC. On 17 December 2015, Alhassan was released by Minnesota and picked up by the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[5] He then went to play for the New York Cosmos in 2017, but was released in July 2017.[6] In August 2017, Alhassan signed for Dila Gori.[7] In 2019, he moved to India, signing with I-League champions Minerva Academy.[8] [9]

International

Alhassan began his international career in 2007 with the Ghana U-17 national team. He debuted with the Ghana U-20 national team in 2008 although he did not make the squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, won by Ghana. In May 2008 Alhassan was also called into a camp with the Ghana national team for the 2009 African Nations Championship, again missing out on the final squad.

Personal

Kalif is the son of former Ghana international and two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner George Alhassan.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers (D2PL)2010D2 Pro League62002082
Portland Timbers2011MLS32000320
201216110171
20133033040373
20141512031202
Total9356031401066
Minnesota United (NASL)2015NASL2740010284
Tampa Bay Rowdies2016NASL17010180
New York Cosmos2017NASL511162
Dila Gori2017Erovnuli Liga200020
OKC Energy2018USL600060
Career total1561281317017414

External links

Notes and References

  1. Timbers sign Ghanaian midfielder Kalif Alhassan . Portland Timbers . 19 August 2010 . 30 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127221315/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/08/timbers-sign-ghanaian-midfielder-kalif-alhassan . 27 November 2010 . dead .
  2. News: Portland 1, Puerto Rico 0: Alhassan's first goal is a winner . The Oregonian . Portland . 18 September 2010 . 20 September 2010 . 24 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100924132022/http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/portland_1_puerto_rico_0_alhas.html . live .
  3. Web site: Quotes & Notes: Timbers: 1, Union: 0. Portland Timbers. 11 May 2011. 7 May 2011. 10 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110510065044/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/05/quotes-notes-timbers-1-union-0. live.
  4. Web site: Timbers player named MLS PotW for first time. mlssoccer.com. 14 March 2012. 15 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315010844/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/03/13/timbers-player-named-mls-potw-first-time. live.
  5. Web site: Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Kalif Alhassan. 17 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219175209/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/12/17/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-winger-kalif-alhassan. 19 December 2015.
  6. Web site: News: Kalif Alhassan Leaves the Cosmos. TwiceaCosmo.com. 28 August 2017. 28 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828105626/https://www.twiceacosmo.com/2017/7/20/16004632/news-kalif-alhassan-leaves-the-cosmos. live.
  7. Web site: Kalif Alhassan joins Georgian top flight side FC Dila Gori. ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 4 September 2017. 10 August 2017. 4 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904153822/http://ghanasoccernet.com/kalif-alhassan-joins-georgian-top-flight-side-fc-dila-gori. live.
  8. Web site: Indian I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC sign Kalif Alhassan. ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Network. 11 February 2019. 26 December 2023. 7 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231954/https://ghanasoccernet.com/indian-i-league-champions-minerva-punjab-fc-sign-kalif-alhassan.
  9. Web site: I-League: Juan Quero Barraso's strike helps Minerva Punjab secure 1–0 win over Neroca FC. PTI. 23 February 2019. 26 January 2024. The Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228132135/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/i-league-juan-quero-barrasos-strike-helps-minerva-punjab-secure-1-0-win-over-neroca-fc-5598030/. 28 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Like father, like son: MLS players whose fathers also played professional soccer. mlssoccer.com. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130150900/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/father-son-mls-players-whose-fathers-also-played-professional-soccer. live.