Brisbane Roar have confirmed the departure of Portugal youth international Asumah Abubakar after a blistering short-term stint at the club.
The Ghanaian-born forward joined Brisbane in February and went on to notch four goals and two assists in 11 games.
The Roar enjoyed their best run of form of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2024-25 season following Abubakar’s arrival from Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich, ending the campaign with four wins and three draws from their last 10 games to jump above last-placed Glory and avoid the wooden spoon.
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Brisbane have confirmed Abubakar was offered “an improved multi-year permanent deal” to remain at the club, but were unable to convince the 28-year-old to remain in Queensland for the Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 campaign.
Abubakar is the seventh player to have departed the club since the end of the 2024-25 season, following Keegan Jelacic (end of loan), Florin Berenguer, Louis Zabala, Adam Zimarino, Corey Brown and Rafael Struick.
Heading into a new era under head coach Michael Valkanis, the recently appointed Roar boss has recruited Bosnia youth international Milorad Stajic and New Zealand international James McGarry, while retaining the services of young Australian defender Hosine Bility, who has penned a two-year deal with the Roar from Portuguese outfit CD Mafra, having started in Brisbane on loan last season.
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