Radanfah Abu Bakr

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Radanfah Abu Bakr
Personal information
Full name Radanfah Abu Bakr
Date of birth (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 HB Køge
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2005 Queen's Royal College
2005 Caledonia AIA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Caledonia AIA 22 (0)
2009 Swansea City 0 (0)
2010–2011 Joe Public 3 (0)
2011 Olympic Charleroi 4 (0)
2012–2013 Caledonia AIA
2013 Vostok 27 (1)
2014–2015 Kruoja Pakruojis 23 (2)
2015– HB Køge 16 (1)
International career‡
2009– Trinidad and Tobago 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2014

Radanfah Abu Bakr (born 12 February 1987 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.

Career

Club

Abu Bakr went to Queen's Royal College in Trinidad[1] and began his career in Trinidad and Tobago side Caledonia AIA, before signing for Swansea City on 30 August 2009, in a short-term loan deal until 1 January 2010. Bakr has been signed to help relieve the injury crisis at the club.[2] He previously had two trial spells at the club, in 2007 and in 2008, but was unable to sign for the Swans after they were denied a work permit.[3] Bakr started his career at a relatively late age which he has put down to him deciding to put his head down and study, he took a degree in business management in Kingston University in London.[4]

In August 2009 a work permit was arranged for the UK, and Radanfah signed a three-month contract with Swansea on 1 September 2009.[5][6] After this deal expired he was not offered terms to extend his stay and so returned to Trinidad to sign for Joe Public. On 21 July 2011, he was signed by Belgium club Olympic Charleroi after a successful trial.[7] He left Olympic Charleroi and returned to Caledonia AIA during the 2012 season. Abu Bakr helped Caledonia AIA win the 2012 CFU Club Championship on 21 June 2012. He scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw after extra time against W Connection, with Caledonia AIA winning 4–2 on penalty kicks.[8]

In February 2013 Abu Bakr moved to Kazakhstan Premier League side Vostok.[9] He played 28 league games for Vostok before moving to Lithuanian A Lyga side Kruoja a year later.[10]

On 2 February 2015 he signed a contract with Danish club HB Køge.[11]

International career

Abu Bakr made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 30 July 2008, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Haiti. Another substitute appearance followed two weeks later in a friendly against El Salvador.[12]

He would have to wait until June 2009 for his next international; making his first start and competitive appearance in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico, losing 2–1. Abu Bakr scored his first international goal a month later in a 3–2 friendly win against Saint Kitts and Nevis.[12] He went on to play in a further four of Trinidad and Tobago's qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, but lost his place in the side after that.[12]

Abu Bakr returned to the international side in June 2013 as part of Trinidad and Tobago's build up to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, playing in friendlies away against Romania and Estonia.[12] He was selected for his nation's squad for the tournament, and helped them reach the quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to Mexico.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics
Season Club League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2009–10[14] Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[15] Joe Public F.C. 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 2
2011–12[15] Olympic Charleroi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2011–12[15] Caledonia AIA ? 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 4+ 3
2012–13[15] Caledonia AIA ? 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3+ 1
2013[16] Vostok 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
2014[16] Kruoja 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2014–15[16] HB Køge 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Total 65+ 6 2 0 0 0 12 4 79+ 10

International

Trinidad and Tobago football team
Year Apps Goals
2008 2 0
2009 6 1
2013 9 0
2014 1 0
Total 18 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 8 June 2014[12][17]

International goals

Updated to games played 8 June 2014
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1[18] 12 July 2009 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–1 2–3 Friendly

Personal

His brother Ayinde is former Manager of Caledonia AIA and trained over the years his brother here,[19] Ayinde Abu Bakr is former goalkeeper.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Player Profile – Radanfah Abu Bakr: Soccer Warrirors
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  3. ↑ Radanfah Abu Bakr gets Swansea trial.
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  19. ↑ Radanfah Abu Bakr is back
  20. ↑ Naps tame Tigers

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