Basit Abdul Khalid
Personal information
Full name Basit Abdul Khalid
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Makedonija G.P.
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2016 Dreams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Prishtina 50 (13)
2019–2020 Teuta Durrës 9 (0)
2020–2021 Makedonija G.P. 14 (8)
2021 Espérance Tunis 13 (2)
2021–2022 Sheriff Tiraspol 16 (5)
2022 Al-Tadamon
2023– Makedonija G.P. 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Basit Abdul Khalid (born 10 August 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Makedonija G.P. in North Macedonia.

Club career

Prishtina

2015–16 season

In March 2016, Khalid joined Prishtina of Football Superleague of Kosovo by signing a contract until June 2018.[1] During the remaining 2015–16 season, he scored twice in 10 matches as Prishtina finished 8th in the championship.

2016–17 season

During the 2016–17 season, he bagged 13 goals in 35 league appearances, being top scorer of the team. He also scored his first career hat-trick on 5 April 2017 in matchday 24 against Drita which finished 1–3 for Khalid's side.[2] Prishtina also reached Kosovar Cup final where they defeated Drita 2–1 thanks to Khalid brace.[3]

2017–18 season

The triumph in cup meant that Prishtina has qualified to UEFA Europa League for the first time in history. They were shorted against Sweden's IFK Norrköping.[4] Khalid played in both matches unable to deliver as Prishtina was eliminated 6–0 on aggregate.[5] In October 2017, after dealing for a long time with a meniscus injury, Khalid undergo surgery time and was reported that he will be back in January of the following year.[6]

Teuta Durrës

In August 2019, Abdul Khalid completed a transfer to Albanian Superliga side Teuta Durrës.[7]

Esperance de Tunis

Basit joined Espérance on 25 January 2021[8] for a two-and-a-half year contract but this contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 July 2021.[9][10]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 17 September 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[11]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2017[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prishtina 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo 10200102
2016–17 3513123715
2017–18 61002[lower-alpha 1]081
Total 511612205418
Career total 511612205418
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Prishtina[13]

ES Tunis[13]

References

  1. "Kosovo-based striker Abdul Basit Khalid determined to succeed in Europe". GhanaSoccer.net. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Java XXIV: Drita – Basit Abdul Khalid 1-3" [Matchday XXIV: Drita – Basit Abdul Khalid 1-3] (in Albanian). Prishtina FC. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. "VIDEO: Abdul Basit Khalid's double helps FC Prishtina to win Kosovan Cup to earn Europa berth". GhanaSoccer.net. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "Prishtina luan kundër IFK Norrkoping në Europa League" [Prishtina plays against IFK Norrkoping] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. "Prishtina eliminohet nga Europa League" [Prishtina eliminated from Europa League] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "Është operuar nga miniskusi, Basit Khalid" [Basit Khalid is operated in meniscus] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. "Basid Khalid largohet nga Prishtina, kalon te Teuta e Durrësit" [Basit Khalid leaves Prishtina, transfers to Teuta Durrës] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. "Esperance sign Ghanaian striker". Ghana Football News. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. "Basit Abdul Khalid: Espérance sign Ghanaian striker until 2023". Footy-GHANA.com. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. "Résiliation du contrat d'Abdul Basit". E-S-Tunis.com (in French). 2021-07-29. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  11. "Welcome, Basit Abdul". FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. "Basit Abdul Khalid". Prishtina FC. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. 1 2 Basit Abdul Khalid at Soccerway
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