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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1990)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mubarak Wakaso
| image = 20150331 Mali vs Ghana 227.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Wakaso with Ghana in 2015
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tamale, Ghana]]
| height = 1.71 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[S.C. Adelaide|Adelaide]]
| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Ashanti Gold SC|Ashanti Gold]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = [[Elche CF|Elche]] | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = [[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]] | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = → [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = → [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] (loan) | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = → [[Granada CF|Granada]] (loan) | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 1 
| years11 = 2017–2020 | clubs11 = [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] | caps11 = 66 | goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2020 | clubs12 = [[Jiangsu Suning F.C.|Jiangsu Suning]] | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021–2023 | clubs13 = [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]] | caps13 = 18 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2022–2023 | clubs14= → [[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]] (loan) | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0
| totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana U17]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2012– | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 70 | nationalgoals2 = 13
| club-update = 25 August 2023
| nationalteam-update = 21:28, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb| GHA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015 Equatorial Guinea]]|}}
}}
'''Mubarak Wakaso''' ({{Pronunciation|Ha-Mubarak Wakaso.ogg|help=no}} {{langx|ar|مبارك واكاسو}}; born 25 July 1990) is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].

He spent the better part of his career in Spain, starting out at [[Elche CF|Elche]] in 2008 and going on to also represent [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]], [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]], [[Granada CF|Granada]] and [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]]. He also competed professionally in Russia, Scotland, Greece, China and Belgium.

Wakaso appeared with the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], as well as five [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments.

==Club career==
[[File:Wakaso Mubarak.jpg|thumbnail|left|Wakaso before a game with [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in 2011]]

===Early years and Spain===
Born in [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], [[Northern Region (Ghana)|Northern Region]], Wakaso began his senior career in [[Ashanti Gold SC]]. In 2008, he moved abroad and signed with [[Elche CF]] in Spain on a five-year contract, but only joined the club nearly two months later, however, due to international duty.<ref>[http://www.laverdad.es/alicante/20080801/deportes_alicante/elche/ghanes-wakaso-mubarak-empieza-20080801.html El ghanés Wakaso Mubarak empieza a dejar constancia de sus 'poderes' (Ghanaian Wakaso Mubarak starts showing his 'powers')]; [[La Verdad (Murcia)|La Verdad]], July 2008 (in Spanish)</ref>

In late January 2011, after several bouts of indiscipline and internal codes violations,<ref>[http://www.rayoherald.com/14313-wakaso-cielo-e-infierno-en-un-mismo-lugar.html Wakaso Mubarak, cielo e infierno en un mismo lugar (Wakaso Mubarak, heaven and hell in the same place)]; Rayo Herald, 16 December 2010 (in Spanish)</ref> Wakaso was released by the [[Valencian Community|Valencians]].<ref>[http://www.diariovasco.com/agencias/20110131/deportes/futbol/elche-despide-ghanes-wakaso-mubarak_201101311616.html El Elche despide al ghanés Wakaso Mubarak (Elche fire Ghanaian Wakaso Mubarak)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807112016/http://www.diariovasco.com/agencias/20110131/deportes/futbol/elche-despide-ghanes-wakaso-mubarak_201101311616.html|date=7 August 2016}}; [[El Diario Vasco]], 31 January 2011 (in Spanish)</ref> Shortly after, he joined another side in the region and [[Segunda División]], [[Villarreal CF]]'s [[Villarreal CF B|B team]].

On 27 February 2011, Wakaso made his [[La Liga]] debut, coming on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[José Catalá]] in the last minutes of a 2–2 away draw against [[Racing de Santander]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130102205420/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301840?cc=5739 Last-gasp Nilmar earns point]; [[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]], 27 February 2011</ref> He only played six matches in his [[2011–12 La Liga|first full season]], and the ''Yellow Submarine'' was also relegated after 12 years in the top flight.

Wakaso signed for [[RCD Espanyol]] on 11 July 2012, penning a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20120711/rcd-espanyol/wakaso-ficha-espanyol_54322657991.html|title=Wakaso ficha por el Espanyol|trans-title=Wakaso ficha por el Espanyol|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|last=Juárez|first=Mari Carmen|language=es|date=11 July 2012|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> He started in 23 of his league appearances for the [[Catalonia|Catalans]] in his [[2012–13 La Liga|only season]].

===Rubin Kazan===
In the last days of the 2013 summer [[transfer window]], Wakaso moved to the [[Russian Premier League]] with [[FC Rubin Kazan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rubin-kazan.ru/rubin/news/items/2444528259.php|script-title=ru:МУБАРАК ВАКАСО ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"|trans-title=Mubarak Wakaso moved to Rubin|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|language=ru|date=28 August 2013|access-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902093418/http://www.rubin-kazan.ru/rubin/news/items/2444528259.php|archive-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> On 28 August 2014, he joined [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on a [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership|season]]-long loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/celtic/rubin-we-had-to-let-wakaso-go-to-celtic-177407n.25123209|title=Rubin: We had to let Wakaso go to Celtic|publisher=[[Evening Times]]|last=McGill|first=John|date=23 August 2014|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref>

Wakaso scored on his competitive debut for Celtic, netting the first in a [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2–2 away draw]] against [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]] in the [[UEFA Europa League]] group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29240799|title=FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Celtic|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|last=Campbell|first=Andy|date=18 September 2014|access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref> On 30 August 2015, after appearing rarely, he was loaned to [[UD Las Palmas]] for one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udlaspalmas.es/-/wakaso-centrocampista-internacional-ghanes-llega-cedido-del-rubin-kazan|title=Wakaso, centrocampista internacional ghanés, llega cedido del Rubin Kazan|trans-title=Wakaso, Ghanaian international midfielder, arrives on loan from Rubin Kazan|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=30 August 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902230501/http://www.udlaspalmas.es/-/wakaso-centrocampista-internacional-ghanes-llega-cedido-del-rubin-kazan|archive-date=2 September 2015}}</ref>

===Panathinaikos===
On 10 July 2016, Wakaso signed a three-year contract with [[Super League Greece]] club [[Panathinaikos F.C.]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Panathinaikos/ypegrapse-symvolaio-trietous-diarkeias-o-goyakaso.4162639.html|title=Υπέγραψε συμβόλαιο τριετούς διάρκειας ο Γουακάσο|trans-title=Wakaso signed a three-year contract|publisher=Sport 24|last=Tsimpidas|first=Bampis|language=el|date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref> On 15 September, in the last minute of a [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League group phase]] home fixture against [[AFC Ajax]], he was [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] – as teammate [[Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)|Ivan Ivanov]] midway through the second half of the eventual 1–2 home loss<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2019391--panathinaikos-vs-ajax/|title=Panathinaikos 1–2 Ajax|publisher=UEFA|date=16 September 2016|access-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>– and [[UEFA]] subsequently suspended him a further two games after his initial ban was over.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1157211/kampana-apo-uefa-se-panathinaiko-kai-gouakaso|title="Καμπάνα" από UEFA σε Παναθηναϊκό και Γουακάσο|trans-title=|publisher=[[Naftemporiki]]|language=el|date=8 October 2016|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

On 1 February 2017, Wakaso was loaned to another Spanish top-flight side, [[Granada CF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/55/main/2017/02/01/32200242/wakaso-joins-granada-on-loan|title=Wakaso joins Granada on loan|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|last=Narkortu Teye|first=Prince|date=1 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/31/wakaso-joins-granada-on-loan-from-panathinaikos/|title=Wakaso joins Granada on loan from Panathinaikos|publisher=Citi FM Online|date=1 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He scored his first goal for them on 1 March, helping to a 2–1 home win over [[Deportivo Alavés]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2017/03/01/actualidad/1488407918_671497.html|title=El Granada resucita ante un Alavés moribundo|trans-title=Granada come back to life against dying Alavés|publisher=[[El País]]|last=Rodrigálvarez|first=Eduardo|language=es|date=2 March 2017|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

===Alavés===
On 17 July 2017, the day after mutually terminating his contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4682/transfer-zone/2017/07/16/37107192/mubarak-wakaso-terminates-panathinaikos-contract|title=Mubarak Wakaso terminates Panathinaikos contract|publisher=Goal|date=16 July 2017|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> Wakaso signed a three-year deal with Alavés.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/el-deportivo-alaves-ficha-a-wakaso-para-las-tres-proximas-temporadas|title=El Deportivo Alavés ficha a Wakaso para las tres próximas temporadas|trans-title=Deportivo Alavés sign Wakaso for the following three seasons|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=17 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> He scored his only competitive goal for the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basques]] on 18 May 2019, in a 2–1 home defeat of [[Girona FC]] who were [[2018–19 La Liga|relegated]] as a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eitb.eus/es/deportes/futbol/alaves/detalle/6416091/laliga-el-alaves-finaliza-temporada-victoria-manda-al-girona-segunda/|title=El Alavés finaliza la temporada con victoria y manda al Girona a Segunda|trans-title=Alavés end season with win and send Girona to ''Segunda''|publisher=[[EITB]]|language=es|date=18 May 2019|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

===China===
Wakaso transferred to [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Jiangsu Suning F.C.]] on 18 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/wakaso-cierra-su-etapa-en-el-deportivo-alaves|title=Wakaso cierra su etapa en el Deportivo Alavés|trans-title=Wakaso ends his spell at Deportivo Alavés|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=18 January 2020|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> On 12 April of the following year, he joined [[Shenzhen F.C.]] in the same country after the former were dissolved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1074187/confirmed-ghana-midfielder-mubarak-wakaso-joins.html|title=Confirmed: Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso joins Chinese side Shenzhen FC|publisher=Modern Ghana|last=Amoasi Appiah|first=Samuel Ekow|date=12 April 2021|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
Wakaso represented [[Ghana national under-17 football team|Ghana]] at the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] in Peru, playing two matches in an eventual group stage exit (three draws).<ref>{{FIFA player|235097}}</ref> He made his [[Ghana national football team|full international]] debut on 13 October 2012, in a [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]] [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|qualifier]] against [[Malawi national football team|Malawi]].<ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=253029 Ghana first to reach 2013 Nations Cup]; Ghana Web, 13 October 2012</ref>

On 14 November 2012, Wakaso scored his first goal in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] with [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]].<ref name=First>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/cape-verde-islands-vs-ghana/1408845/report|title=Cape Verde 0–1 Ghana: Mubarak Wakaso scores debut goal for Black Stars|publisher=Goal|last=Paul|first=Simon|date=14 November 2012|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> He was picked for the squad that appeared at the 2013 CAN in South Africa, notably netting the game's only goal in a group stage fixture against [[Mali national football team|Mali]], through a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]],<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21043966 Ghana 1–0 Mali]; BBC Sport, 23 January 2013</ref> then scoring both in the 2–0 quarter-final win over Cape Verde.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21294305|title=Ghana 2–0 Cape Verde|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Hughes|first=Ian|date=2 February 2013|access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>

Wakaso was selected by manager [[James Kwesi Appiah]] for his [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/ghana/10810459/Ghana-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|title=Ghana World Cup 2014 squad|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 June 2014|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref> He made his debut in the tournament on 21 June, playing 22 minutes in a 2–2 draw with [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186493/match-report.html|title=Germany, Ghana share spoils in Fortaleza thriller|publisher=FIFA|date=21 June 2014|access-date=21 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623112932/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186493/match-report.html|archive-date=23 June 2014}}</ref>

On 5 February 2015, Wakaso netted the second goal in Ghana's 3–0 victory against [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]] in the semi-finals of the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]] to take them to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31033703|title=Ghana 3–0 Equatorial Guinea|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Hughes|first=Ian|date=5 February 2015|access-date=6 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-06/violence-halts-african-nations-cup-semi-final/6074678|title=Violence halts African Nations Cup semi-final as Ghana beats Equatorial Guinea 3–0|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=5 February 2015|access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> In the decisive match, against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], he scored his [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] attempt in an eventual 9–8 loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31079315|title=Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Hughes|first=Ian|date=8 February 2015|access-date=8 February 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Wakaso's younger brother, [[Alhassan Wakaso|Alhassan]], is also a footballer and a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/extra-time-wakaso-brothers-link-up-with-jordan-ayew/14zffoxoqe2b1sx6yi61m1xaw|title=EXTRA TIME: Wakaso brothers link up with Jordan Ayew|publisher=Goal|last=Taiwo|first=Taiye|date=5 June 2018|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/mubarak-wakaso-celebrates-alhassan-wakaso-on-his-26th-birthday/x33x8w7|title=Mubarak Wakaso celebrates Alhassan Wakaso on his 26th birthday|publisher=Pulse Ghana|last=Freeman Yeboah|first=Thomas|date=7 January 2019|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>

Wakaso is a practising [[Muslim]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/world-news/footballer-flashing-allah-is-great-t-shirt-escapes-punishment/|title=Footballer flashing 'Allah is Great' T-shirt escapes punishment|publisher=[[The Muslim News]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=4 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094218/http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/world-news/footballer-flashing-allah-is-great-t-shirt-escapes-punishment/|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> In October 2018, while heading to [[Bilbao]]'s [[Loiu]] airport to travel to Ghana, he was unhurt following a car accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45777872|title=Mubarak Wakaso: Ghana midfielder escapes unhurt from car accident|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Fajah Barrie|first=Mohamed|date=7 October 2018|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 25 August 2023}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|58925}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=6738|title=Mubarak, Wakaso|publisher=Fitbastats|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa del Rey]], [[Greek Football Cup]], [[Chinese FA Cup]], [[Belgian Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Elche CF|Elche]]
|[[2008–09 Segunda División|2008–09]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Segunda División]]
|16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]]
|26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Segunda División|2010–11]]
|16||1||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!1!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!60!!2
|-
|[[Villarreal CF B|Villarreal B]]
|2010–11
|Segunda División
|5||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
|[[2010–11 Villarreal CF season|2010–11]]
|rowspan="2"|[[La Liga]]
|11||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||15||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Villarreal CF season|2011–12]]
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!8!!0!!25!!0
|-
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|[[2012–13 RCD Espanyol season|2012–13]]
|La Liga
|26||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
|[[2013–14 FC Rubin Kazan season|2013–14]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Russian Premier League]]
|14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||18||2
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Rubin Kazan season|2014–15]]
|2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16!!2!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!4!!0!!20!!2
|-
|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (loan)
|[[2014–15 Celtic F.C. season|2014–15]]
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|5||0||0||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||11||1
|-
|[[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 UD Las Palmas season|2015–16]]
|La Liga
|20||1||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||2
|-
|[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
|[[2016–17 Panathinaikos F.C. season|2016–17]]
|[[Super League Greece]]
|8||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||16||1
|-
|[[Granada CF|Granada]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 Granada CF season|2016–17]]
|La Liga
|11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]]
|[[2017–18 Deportivo Alavés season|2017–18]]
|rowspan="3"|La Liga
|21||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Deportivo Alavés season|2018–19]]
|29||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||1
|-
|[[2019–20 Deportivo Alavés season|2019–20]]
|16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!1!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!70!!1
|-
|[[Jiangsu Suning F.C.|Jiangsu Suning]]
|[[2020 Chinese Super League|2020]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Chinese Super League]]
|18||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]]
|[[2021 Chinese Super League|2021]]
|13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|-
|[[2023 Chinese Super League|2023]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!18!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!18!!0
|-
|[[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 Belgian Pro League|2022–23]]
|[[Belgian Pro League]]
|9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!277!!11!!14!!2!!1!!0!!24!!1!!316!!14
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 14 June 2022}}<ref name=NFT>{{NFT|49037}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="3"|[[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2012||2||1
|-
|2013||13||6
|-
|2014||10||1
|-
|2015||14||3
|-
|2016||6||1
|-
|2017||6||0
|-
|2018||1||0
|-
|2019||8||0
|-
|2020||1||0
|-
|2021||6||1
|-
|2022||3||0
|-
!Total||70||13
|}

{{updated|match played 3 September 2021.}} ''Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wakaso goal.''<ref name=NFT/><ref name=First/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/ghana-vs-tunisia/1419460/report|title=Ghana 4–2 Tunisia: Black Stars came from behind to beat Carthage Eagles|publisher=Goal|last=Gyimah|first=Edmund Okai|date=13 January 2013|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=SW/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2273282-wakaso-mubarak-scores-incredible-goal-from-distance-for-ghana-against-togo|title=Wakaso Mubarak scores incredible goal from distance for Ghana against Togo|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|last=Swaby|first=Sean|date=19 November 2014|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mubarak Wakaso
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align=center|1 || 14 November 2012 || [[Estádio Universitário de Lisboa|Estádio Universitário]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal || {{fb|CPV}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align=center|2 || 13 January 2013 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium|Sheikh Zayed]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|TUN}} || align=center|'''2'''–2 || align=center| 4–2
|-
| align=center|3 || 24 January 2013 || [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium|Nelson Mandela Bay]], [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || {{fb|MLI}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align=center|4 ||rowspan="2" |2 February 2013 ||rowspan="2"| Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa ||rowspan="2"|{{fb|CPV}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 ||rowspan="3"|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align=center|5 ||align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| align=center|6 || 6 February 2013 || [[Mbombela Stadium|Mbombela]], [[Nelspruit]], South Africa || {{fb|BFA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–1
|-
| align=center|7 || 24 March 2013 || [[Baba Yara Stadium|Baba Yara]], [[Kumasi]], Ghana || {{fb|SUD}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align=center|8 || 19 November 2014 || [[Tamale Stadium]], Tamale, Ghana || {{fb|TOG}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–1 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align=center|9 || 5 February 2015 || [[Estadio de Malabo]], [[Malabo]], Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|EQG}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align=center|10 || 5 September 2015 || [[Stade Amahoro|Amahoro]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda || {{fb|RWA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align=center|11 || 17 November 2015 || Baba Yara, Kumasi, Ghana || {{fb|COM}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align=center|12 || 11 October 2016 || [[Moses Mabhida Stadium|Moses Mabhida]], [[Durban]], South Africa || {{fb|RSA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align=center|13 || 3 September 2021 || [[Cape Coast Sports Stadium]], [[Cape Coast]], Ghana || {{fb|ETH}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Celtic'''
*[[Scottish Premiership]]: [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/bit-part-mubarak-wakaso-wins-first-career-silverware-as-celtic-are-declared-scottish-champions|title=Bit-part Mubarak Wakaso wins first career silverware as Celtic are declared Scottish champions|publisher=Ghana Soccernet|date=2 May 2015|access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2014–15 Scottish League Cup|2014–15]]<ref name=SW/>

'''Jiangsu Suning'''
*[[Chinese Super League]]: [[2020 Chinese Super League|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201112-inspired-teixeira-drags-jiangsu-to-first-chinese-super-league-title|title=Inspired Teixeira drags Jiangsu to first Chinese Super League title|publisher=[[France 24]]|date=12 November 2020|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

'''Ghana'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31079315|title=Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Hughes|first=Ian|date=8 February 2015|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics|Africa Cup of Nations top scorer]]: [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]] (4 goals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/02/08/3736398/valencia-to-make-summer-swoop-for-espanyols-mubarak-wakaso|title=Valencia to make summer swoop for Espanyol's Mubarak Wakaso|publisher=Goal|last=Okai Gyimah|first=Edmund|date=8 February 2013|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>
*Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations#Awards|2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=auMqtAj3SdstqcMlrNnjPQ%3d%3d|title=Bassogog named Total Man of the Competition|publisher=[[Confederation of African Football]]|date=6 February 2017|access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{BDFutbol|9324}}
*{{Futbolme profile|18410}}
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130401123447/http://www.wakasomubarak.com/}} (archived)

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