Abdul Majeed Waris
With Spartak in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdul Majeed Waris | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Northern region, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lorient | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hartpury College | ||
| 2009–2010 | Nike Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | BK Häcken | 55 | (26) |
| 2013–2014 | Spartak Moscow | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Trabzonspor | 18 | (0) |
| 2015– | Lorient | 51 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Ghana | 22 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 April 2015 |
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Abdul Majeed Waris (born 19 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Lorient in the French Ligue 1, and the Ghanaian national team.
Born in Tamale, Waris started his career at the Ghanaian Right to Dream Academy when he was twelve. He moved to England and joined Hartpury College, while simultaniously gaining a place at the Nike Academy, where he would go on to feature in the reserves side at Forest Green Rovers.
In October 2009, Waris signed a four-year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken for an undisclosed fee. He made his début in March 2010 as a substitute for Dominic Chatto, in a 4–2 home win against Trelleborgs FF. In May 2012, he netted his first hat-trick, scoring five goals, in a 6–0 home win against IFK Norrköping. As a result, he became the first player in Allsvenskan to score five goals in one match in the 21st century. He also became the first Ghanaian to score five goals in single top-flight game in Europe as well as becoming the leading goalscorer in the Allsvenskan with 12 goals in nine games. In conclusion of the Allsvenskan season, Waris was named the Swedish Premier League's player of the year, which GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi quoted: "His achievements have brought honour to our country."
His performance at Häcken earned him a transfer speculation by being linked with Bundesliga clubs, such as Werder Bremen,Hamburg,Saint-Étienne,Catania and Arsenal.
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