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Rabiu Ibrahim Rabiu Ibrahim ( born 15 March 1991 ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava as an attacking midfielder . Club career . Sporting . Ibrahim was born in Kano . In summer 2007 , he signed for Sporting CP for €450,000 , in a joint ownership agreement with his previous club Gateway FC . Shortly afterwards , it was reported that Premier League sides Chelsea , Liverpool , Manchester United , and Arsenal were interested in signing him , but nothing came of it . In late 2007 , Ibrahim was included by World Soccer in its 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers list and , in March of the following year , he was featured by InsideFutbol.com in an article on young African footballers including Emmanuel Adebayor , Mario Balotelli and John Obi Mikel . In January 2009 , he appeared in Goal.coms list of 10 African Players to Watch , and The Times Footballs Top 50 Rising Stars . With Sporting , Ibrahim participated in the 2008 Bellinzona Under-19 International Tournament , with the Portuguese eventually winning the trophy . In the competition , in which he was eventually voted as the best player , he was deployed as a classic number 10 in a 4–2–3–1 system ; one year later , he again led the Lisbon team to the final stage of the same tournament . In October 2009 , Ibrahim twice rejected Sportings offer of a professional contract , and was at that time sent on loan to Real S.C . in the third division . In January 2010 he drew interest from Scottish Premier Leagues Celtic , but the deal never materialised due to undisclosed reasons believed to involve work permit issues . In 2010 , Ibrahim left Sporting as a free agent . Subsequently , Dutch side VVV-Venlo tried to sign him in partnership with a United Kingdom-based consortium , but the negotiations broke down due to financial issues . In December , shortly after Damien Comolli was appointed director of football at Anfield , the player was again linked to Liverpool . PSV . In January 2011 , Ibrahim went on trial with Eerste Divisie club Telstar through an investment group . After performing well in a friendly against PSV Eindhoven and later being described as one of the best players in the match by the teams coach , he was quickly offered a contract , pending a valid work permit from the Royal Dutch Football Association . However , Telstar could not afford to sign Ibrahim even with the help of private investors . Subsequently , he went on trial with PSV , scoring twice in a 2–0 win against their reserves in a practice match – the first teams coach , Fred Rutten , said : Ibrahim is fast , technically skilled , physically strong and has a good sense of field position , there is something in that boy ; on 11 March 2011 , he agreed to a deal at the Eredivisie side . In December 2011 , Ibrahims agent reached a mutual agreement with PSV to terminate the players contract , because of limited first-team action . Celtic . On 18 January 2012 , Celtic announced that , after a successful trial period , they had agreed terms to sign Ibrahim on a three and-a-half-year deal , pending a work permit application which was granted five days later . He revealed that he turned down a move to clubs in England and Germany to join the Glasgow team , believing it could help him restore his reputation . Ibrahim made his debut on 3 May 2012 , coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home win against St Johnstone : his cross gave Gary Hooper the chance to score , but he was offside . Kilmarnock . On 2 January 2013 , Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels confirmed that Ibrahim had signed a two-year contract with the club on a free transfer . The 21-year-old decided to move to Rugby Park in search of regular first-team football ; he also stated that his choice was due to his new team having a similar style to that of FC Barcelona , whilst Shiels said that the move was good for the players career and that he would attempt to get inside his head to help him find his form . Ibrahim made his debut for the East Ayrshire team two weeks after signing , coming on as a substitute for Paul Heffernan in a goalless draw against Dundee United . He finished his first season with only six appearances . On 19 October 2013 , Ibrahim collapsed in the first half of a league fixture against Ross County and was taken to the nearby University Hospital Crosshouse . The following January , both he and his compatriot Reuben Gabriel were released . International career . Ibrahim was a member of the Nigerian under-17 team in the 2007 FIFA World Cup in South Korea , scoring in the first match against France as the nation went on to win the competition . Before the tournament , he had been dubbed the new Jay-Jay Okocha , and helped the side win that years Africa U-17 Cup of Nations held in Togo , scoring twice against Eritrea in the group stage ( 8–0 ) . Aged 16 , he was included in the senior squad by German coach Berti Vogts for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations , with his under-17 teammate Haruna Lukman . However , a groin injury prevented him from participating in the tournament . In 2009 , Ibrahim helped Nigeria to win bronze in the African Youth Championship in Rwanda , netting against Ivory Coast and South Africa , with the national team securing a place in that years FIFA U-20 World Cup where he appeared in three matches , scoring against Germany in the 2–3 round-of-16 loss ; in addition to his six goals in the youth levels , he also provided many assists . In the following years , Ibrahim continued to be closely watched by the Nigerian senior coaches , with Samson Siasia claiming in the media in April 2010 that he was one of only two players who could solve the countrys attacking midfield problems . Siasia was appointed in November 2010 and the player was called up to his first camp ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations , but the manager in charge was now Stephen Keshi . Ibrahim earned his first full cap on 13 June 2015 , playing for 32 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Chad in Kaduna for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers . Personal life . Ibrahim is a practising Muslim . Honours . Club . - KNVB Cup : 2011–12 Celtic - Scottish Cup : 2012–13 Trenčín - Slovak Super Liga : 2014–15 , 2015–16 - Slovak Cup : 2014–15 , 2015–16 Slovan Bratislava - Slovak Super Liga : 2018–19 , 2019–20 - Slovak Cup : 2019–20 International . Nigeria - FIFA U-17 World Cup : 2007 - African U-17 Championship : 2007 - African Youth Championship bronze medal : 2009 External links . - AS Trenčín official profile