It has taken time for him to get this far, but there's no doubt Mubarak Wakaso hit the a high note in his career. With youth, uncanny skill, more than decent pace and great balance, he is making himself known for club and country.
The 22-year-old Ghana midfielder scored in his third straight game and set up another goal to help his club Espanyol earn a share of the points in their thrilling 3-3 La Liga draw at home to Valencia on Saturday.
Wakaso has now made 17 appearances at the club and scored three goals so far in the Spanish top flight.
Just a week after scoring a truly exquisite goal in a 2-0 win over Osasuna, the talented left-footed star conjured another when his header opened scoring on the stroke of half-time.
He then set up team-mate Joan Verdu Fernadez to make it 2-1 on 82 minutes before three goals in the last seven minutes decided the outcome of the match.
Mubarak cemented his Ghana place with four goals at his maiden Africa Cup of Nations early in the year, and also netted in the Black Stars' 4-0 thumping of Sudan in last month's World Cup qualifier.
Meanwhile international team-mate John Boye scored for Rennes in their 4-2 loss to hosts Evian TG in the French Ligue 1 also on Saturday.
To be sold?
Espanyol have identified him as one of the players to leave the club during the next summer transfer window.
According to reports in Spain, the club are willing to talk money for the former Villareal man as well as two others, Hector Moreno and goalkeeper Francisco Casilla
The club is in some poor form when it comes their finances, chiefly because of the "unfair" TV rights deals in Spain that favour Real Madrid and Barca mostly.
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