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Rashid Nuhu (born 7 December 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Union Omaha in USL League One.

Career

Youth and college

Nuhu played four years of college soccer at Fordham University between 2015 and 2018, where he made a total of 74 appearances for the Rams. He was named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference in both his junior and senior seasons and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament as a sophomore after posting three consecutive clean sheets as Fordham won the tournament.[1]

While at college, Nuhu also played in the USL PDL for both Westchester Flames, in 2016,[2] and New York Red Bulls U-23 in 2018.[3][4]

New York Red Bulls II

On January 14, 2019, Nuhu was drafted 70th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[5] On May 6, 2019, Nuhu signed for the club's USL Championship affiliate New York Red Bulls II.[6]

Union Omaha

On February 16, 2020, Nuhu was announced by Union Omaha in a Twitter video [7] before the teams' first preseason match against Real Monarchs at the 2020 Wasatch Winter Cup.

Personal

Rashid is the young brother of Ghanaian international footballer Razak Nuhu.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rashid Nuhu - Men's Soccer". Fordham University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Westchester Flames - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Rashid Nuhu -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ^ Fido, Austin (December 13, 2018). "Four prospects connected to New York Red Bulls on initial list for 2019 MLS Player Combine". Once A Metro.
  5. ^ "Janos Loebe and Rashid Nuhu Drafted By New York Red Bulls".
  6. ^ "NYRB II Add Goalkeeping Depth | New York Red Bulls".
  7. ^ "#UnionOmahaSigning". twitter.com.
  8. ^ "VIDEO: Goalkeeper Rashid Nuhu making waves in United States". GhanaSoccernet.


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