Rasaq_Akeem
Abdul Rasaq Akeem
Singaporean footballer
Abdul Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem (born 16 June 2001), commonly known as Abdul Rasaq, is a Singaporean professional footballer of Nigerian descent who currently plays mainly as a striker, winger or full-back for the Lion City Sailors in the Singapore Premier League.
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Abdul Rasaq warming up for Lion City Sailors in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdul Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Young Lions | 32 | (6) |
| 2023– | Lion City Sailors | 18 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2022 | Singapore U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | Singapore U22 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Singapore U23 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Young Lions
Abdul Rasaq was promoted from the National Football Academy to the Singapore Premier League club, Young Lions ahead of the 2019 season. He scored his first professional career goal against Geylang International on 18 August 2019. In the 2022 season, Abdul Rasaq was featured in most of the matches scoring four goals throughout the season. He amassed a total of 32 appearances and 6 goals throughout his time at the club.
Lion City Sailors
After completing his National Service, Abdul Rasaq left Young Lions to join Lion City Sailors ahead of the 2023 season.[1] On 10 April 2023, he scored his first brace of his career in a 5–0 win against Hougang United. Abdul Rasaq would go on to have a breakout season scoring 10 goals in 18 league matches becoming the joint local top goalscorer alongside teammate, Shawal Anuar. He then suffered a long term injury in late August 2023 and was not featured in the 2023 Singapore Cup and the 2023–24 AFC Champions League for the club.
Club
- As of 21 May 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Lion City Sailors | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 | ||
- Notes
U23 International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 March 2023 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Hong Kong | 0–1 (lost) | Merlion Cup |
| 2 | 26 March 2023 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Cambodia | 1–2 (lost) | Merlion Cup |
| 3 | 29 April 2023 | Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Thailand | 1–3 (lost) | 2023 SEA Games |
| 4 | 3 May 2023 | Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Vietnam | 1–3 (lost) | 2023 SEA Games |
| 5 | 6 May 2023 | Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Laos | 0-0 (draw) | 2023 SEA Games |
| 6 | 6 Sept 2023 | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam |  Yemen | 0-3 (lost) | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 9 Sept 2023 | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam |  Guam | 1-1 (draw) | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
U22 International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 October 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  United Arab Emirates | 0-3 (lost) | Friendly |
U19 International caps
Club
Lion City Sailors
- Abdul Rasaq Akeem at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.