{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} '''Abdul Bashiru''' (born 17 April 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Ghanaian Premier League side Ashanti Gold.
== Club career == Bashiru previously plied his trade with Accra-based club Dreams F.C. before joining Ashanti Gold. He has had spells at Ghanaian clubs; Hearts of Oak, King Faisal, Bechem United, Sekondi Eleven Wise, Inter Allies and Egyptian club Ismaily SC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=OFFICIAL: Dreams FC farm out skipper Abdul Bashiru to Bechem United on a season loan|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/749177/official-dreams-fc-farm-out-skipper-abdul-bashiru.html|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
=== Dreams FC === He helped the club gain promotion into the Ghana Premier League in 2014–15 season. He played for Dreams for 6 seasons and served as captain for the club in the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League season which was their debut in the Ghanaian top flight league.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-07-21|title=Bechem United defender Abdul Bashiru moves to Kosovo to join FK Prishtina|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/bechem-united-defender-abdul-bashiru-moves-to-kosovo-to-join-fk-prishtina|access-date=2021-03-20|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Dreams FC vote captain Abdul Bashiru as club’s player of the season|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/729258/dreams-fc-vote-captain-abdul-bashiru-as-clubs.html|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> He made 25 league appearances and was nominated for the best Ghana Premier League Player award competing against Latif Blessing and Kwesi Donsu.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Latif Blessing, Kwesi Donau and Abdul Bashiru battle it out for 2015/16 GPL player of the season|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/742139/latif-blessing-kwesi-donau-and-abdul-bashiru-batt.html|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> The award was subsequently won by Liberty Professionals' Latif Blessing. He was also nominated for the best defender of the year award.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2017-01-14|title=Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Dreams-FC-captain-Abdul-Bashiru-joins-Bechem-United-on-loan-500871|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=OFFICIAL: Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan - Kickgh.com|url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/1686-official-dreams-fc-captain-abdul-bashiru-joins-bechem-united-on-loan|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.kickgh.com|language=en-gb|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321105529/https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/1686-official-dreams-fc-captain-abdul-bashiru-joins-bechem-united-on-loan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He was also adjudged the club's best player of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru joins Bechem United on loan|url=https://ghanaguardian.com/dreams-fc-captain-abdul-bashiru-joins-bechem-united-loan|access-date=2021-03-19|website=The Ghana Guardian News|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
==== Bechem United (loan) ==== In January 2017, he joined Bechem United on a one-year loan deal from Dreams FC.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bechem United sign Dreams FC captain Abdul Bashiru- reports|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/745634/bechem-united-sign-dreams-fc-captain-abdul-bashiru.html|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> He went on to play in 20 league matches in the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League season and featured in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
=== FC Prishtina === In July 2017, Bashiru joined Kosovo top team FC Prishtina on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bechem United defender Abdul Bashiru moves to Kosovo to join FK Prishtina|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/789554/bechem-united-defender-abdul-bashiru-moves-to-koso.html|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He played 3 seasons with the club from 2017 to 2020. During his time with the club he won the Kosovar Cup on two occasions in 2017–18 and 2019–20.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-14|title=Exclusive: Abdul Bashiru leaves Dreams FC {{!}} SportsWorldGhana|url=https://sportsworldghana.com/exclusive-abdul-bashiru-leaves-dreams-fc/|access-date=2021-03-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-01|title=Ghanaian forward Abdul Basit revels Kosovo Cup triumph|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-forward-abdul-basit-revels-kosovo-cup-triumph|access-date=2021-03-20|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-28|title=Ghanaian trio Basit, Arago and Bashiru excel as FK Pristina beat Villaznimi on penalties to win Kosovo Cup|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-trio-basit-arago-and-bashiru-excel-as-fk-pristina-beat-villaznimi-on-penalties-to-win-kosovo-cup|access-date=2021-03-20|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> He also helped them to finish 2nd in the Football Superleague of Kosovo on two occasion; in 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, simultaneously qualifying them into the Europa League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-26|title=Ghanaian trio Basit Khalid, Abdul Bashiru and Arago Jamal clinch Europa League spot with FK Prishtina|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-trio-basit-khalid-abdul-bashiru-and-arago-jamal-clinch-europa-league-spot-with-fk-prishtina|access-date=2021-03-20|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>
=== Dreams FC === After his contract with Prishtina he returned to his old club Dreams FC.
=== Ashanti Gold === He was a member of the club's squad that featured in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2020-12-03|title=#CAFCC - Ashantigold announce 20-man squad for the trip to Burkina Faso|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/12/03/cafcc-ashantigold-announce-20-man-squad-for-the-trip-to-burkina-faso/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203141020/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/12/03/cafcc-ashantigold-announce-20-man-squad-for-the-trip-to-burkina-faso/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 December 2020|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-03|title=AshantiGold name 20-man squad for FC Salitas match|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/AshantiGold-name-20-man-squad-for-FC-Salitas-match-1124672|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Honours == '''FC Prishtina'''
* Kosovar Cup: 2017–18, 2019–20<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana - A. Bashiru - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/abdul-bashiru/436324/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{GSA player|abdul-bashiru/115767}} * {{Soccerway|436324}} {{Authority control}}
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