Abdul Razak (footballer)
Razak before his international debut against Austria (2012 )
Abdul Razak (born 11 November 1992 Abidjan ) is an Ivorian football player. The central midfielder is the Russian first division club Anzhi Makhachkala under contract and currently plays on loan at West Ham United. Since 2012 he also runs on for the national team of his native country.
Career
Youth
Razak was born in Abidjan and played for the youth department of the local ASEC Mimosas. The Association shall apply to talented players as a springboard to Europe, so come his youth department national idols like Didier Drogba or Yaya Toure brothers Kolo and with whom he was later to play in Manchester in a team. First, however Razak aroused the interest of Crystal Palace. Neil Warnock, from 2007 to 2010 Head Coach of Crystal Palace, described this in his column in the Independent as follows:
Razak had arrived as a 15- year-old to London without a passport and have been discovered in a selection tournament of scouts. As a result, the club took care Razak, have him accommodation provided money available and obtained a residence permit at the London authorities. Warnock wrote that he had rarely seen such a talented footballer. One day, however, Razak had simply disappeared - Warnock to him a few months later at the first division Manchester City have seen play.
Manchester City
Since July 2010 Razak played at Manchester City in the youth department. After he came for half a year to no use, it was first used in February 2011 in the reserve team, and surprisingly three days later in the first team. This Premier League debut came against West Bromwich Albion, as he came off the bench a few minutes to play. In the following years he remained for the time being in the reserve team.
To continue to give him match practice, the Citizens Razak awarded in October 2012 to the FC Portsmouth. Shortly before lending transactions, the Ivorians came in the League Cup on two other missions in the first team, in connection with which Roberto Mancini, head coach of the Citizens, Razaks praised talent and even compared him with the Ghanaian midfielder of FC Chelsea, Michael Essien. After only one month in Portsmouth Razak returned to Manchester to take up a loan in Brighton in February 2012. After six missions there and another Kurzleihe at Charlton Athletic, he found himself again from October 2012 to the Bank of Manchester City, and came in the aftermath of the season to two other Premier League inserts. Before borrowing in Charlton Razak was the FA Community Shield win against Chelsea in August 2012.
Anzhi Makhachkala
On September 2, 2013 Razak on loan until the end of the season first division club Anzhi Makhachkala Russian. Later, he was firmly committed.
National
In November 2012 Razak made his debut in the senior national team of his country in a friendly against Austria. After two more test match operations against Russia and Egypt, he belongs to the levy of the Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup 2013 in South Africa.
Achievements
- FA Community Shield: 2012