Razak Abalora (born 4 September 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for the Moldovan National Division team Sheriff Tiraspol as a goalkeeper. He joined the club from Tanzanian side Azam F.C. on a free transfer.

Club career

Abalora joined the Feyenoord Academy and went on to spend three years before joining the senior team now called West African Football Academy (WAFA). Abalora spent the next five years at the Ghanaian Premier League team before he moved to Azam. He joined Azam on a three-year deal in July 2017.

Razak Abalora

In October 2020, he joined Asante Kotoko on as a free agent on 3-year contract. He made his debut on 20 December 2020, in a 1–0 victory over Dreams. He was appointed the deputy captain of the club to Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu. He left the club in 2022 and joined Sheriff Tiraspol. He played 33 league matches and kept 17 clean sheets.

Razak Abalora

In January 2022, Abalora joined Moldovan football club Sheriff Tiraspol on a three-year contract. This made him the fourth Ghanaian player to join the club in the space of two years.

Razak Abalora

International career

Razak earned his first cap for Ghana on 19 October 2019. The call up was for the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches against South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Honours

Azam

Tanzania FA Cup: 2018–19

Kagame Interclub Cup: 2018

Mapinduzi Cup: 2018, 2019

Asante Kotoko

Ghana Premier League: 2021–22

Sheriff Tiraspol

Moldovan Super Liga: 2021–22, 2022–23

Moldovan Cup: 2021–22

Individual

Azam Best Player Award: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

References

External links

1996 births

Living people

Ghanaian men's footballers

Ghana men's under-20 international footballers

Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

Footballers from Accra

Ghana Premier League players

Moldovan Super Liga players

Azam F.C. players

Asante Kotoko S.C. players

Ghana men's international footballers

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania

Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova

Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania

Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova