# Aziz Issah

Abdul Aziz Issah (born 20 November 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona Atlètic on loan from Ghana Premier League side Dreams FC.
Issah began his career with Dreams FC's youth team setup before being promoted to its senior team in 2022. Since then, he gained prominence by helping the club win their first-ever Ghana FA Cup trophy, thus gaining qualification for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup. He finished as the joint-top scorer in the latter competition's season alongside then-teammate John Antwi and was a key player in both the Ghana Premier League and FA Cup campaigns. Internationally, Issah was part of the Ghana under-20 team that won gold at the 13th African Games in 2024.

## Club career

Issah started his career playing for the youth setup of Dreams FC before being promoted to the senior team in 2022. He made his debut on 17 September 2023 coming on in as a late substitute in the 90th minute for Ishmael Dede in a 1–0 goal over against Kotoku Royals. He emerged as a key player for the team in his first season. He quickly emerged as a key player for the team in his debut season, gaining prominence in the Ghana FA Cup. Issah scored the opening goal in the final of the 2022–23 Ghana FA Cup, contributing to Dreams FC's 2–0 victory over King Faisal Babes. His performance helped Dreams to secure their first top-flight trophy ever, which also qualified them for the CAF Confederations Cup for the first time in the club's history.
At the end of the season, Issah was nominated for Ghana FA Cup Player of the Season and the Ghana FA Cup Discovery of the Season. He won the Discovery of the Season award but lost the Player of the Season title to Samuel Adom Antwi.
On 5 November 2023, Issah scored a stunning freekick in the 39th minute, securing a 1–0 away victory over Asante Kotoko, marking Dreams FC's first away win of the season and their first-ever Premier League away victory over Asante Kotoko.
Issah continued his excellent form in continental competition. On 3 December 2023, he scored his first continental competition goal, netting the second goal in a 2–1 victory over Rivers United in the group stage of 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup. In their third group match, he scored again to help Dreams to a 3–2 victory over Angolan side Académica do Lobito sending the team to the top of Group C. His performances led Dreams FC reach the semi-finals of the competition, where he finished as the top goal scorer with four goals and provided two assists in 10 matches. In addition to his contributions in the CAF competition, Issah played a crucial role in Dreams FC's 2023–24 Ghana Premier League campaign, scoring 7 goals in 24 matches. He also maintained his strong form in the FA Cup, netting 4 goals in 5 games.
On 3 September 2024, FC Barcelona announced the loan signing of Issah from Dreams FC for €1 million. He was assigned to FC Barcelona Atlètic for the 2024–25 season, with the agreement including an option to buy at the end of the loan period, which runs until 30 June 2025. Abdul Aziz Issah finally resolves his bureaucracy issues and joins Barça Atlétic. On 6 November 2024. Abdul Aziz Issah made his first debut match for Barça Atlétic against Real Sociedad B.
In October 2024, he was nominated for the Young Player of the Year, and also nominated for the Men's Interclub Player of the Year category at the 2024 CAF Awards.

## International career

Issah was called up to the Ghana under-20 national team in 2023 and was selected for the final Black Satellites team for the 13th African Games, held in Ghana. On 12 March 2024, in their second group stage match against Gambia, Issah scored Ghana's second goal in a 3–1 victory. He played in all five matches of the tournament, helping the team secure the gold medal in the final against Uganda.

## Honours

Dreams
* Ghana FA Cup: 2022–23
Ghana U20
* African Games: 2023
Individual
* Ghana FA Cup Discovery of the Season: 2022–23
* Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award: 2024
* CAF Confederation Cup top scorer: 2023–24