Radanfah Abu Bakr
Personal information
Full name	Radanfah Abu Bakr
Date of birth	12 February 1987 (1987-02-12) (age 22)
Place of birth	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	37
Youth career
2005	Caledonia AIA
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006– 2009	Caledonia AIA → Swansea City (loan)	22 (0) 0 (0)[1]
National team2
2009–	Trinidad and Tobago	7 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 08:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Radanfah Abu Bakr (born 12 February 1987) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Championship side Swansea City on loan from Caledonia AIA.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 4 Personal 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] Playing career

Abu Bakr went to Queen's Royal College in Trinidad^[2] and began his career in Trinidad and Tobago side Caledonia AIA, before signing for Swansea City on 30 August 2009, in a short-term loan deal until 1 January 2010. Bakr has been signed to help relieve the injury crisis at the club.^[3] He previously had two trial spells at the club, in 2007 and in 2008, but was unable to sign for the Swans after they were denied a work permit^[4]. Bakr started his career at a relatively late age which he has put down to him deciding to put his head down and study, he took a degree in business management in Kingston University in London.^[5]

[edit] International career

Abu Bakr made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in a 2–1 loss against Mexico and found the net in a 3-2 friendly win against Saint Kitts and Nevis.

[edit] Career statistics

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Swansea City	2009–10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Personal

His brother Ayinde is former Manager of Caledonia AIA and trained over the years his brother here^[6], Ayinde Abu Bakr is former professional goalkeeper^[7].

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Profile on National Football Teams.com

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