Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has made his debut for Rubin Kazan, two weeks after joining the Russian top-flight club. The 23-year-old, who moved to the Russian top-flight from Espanyol at the end of August, played his first game for Rubin Kazan on Sunday. Wakaso came on as a substitute in their 0-0 draw against Amkar Perm to mark his first competitive outing for Kazan.

He came on for Roman Eremenko in the 67th minute but their failed to crack open the defence of the home side. Wakaso will now look forward to grabbing a starting place in the team. Wakaso was on the radar of Inter Milan, Juventus and Swansea before he opted to move to Russia.

He played 26 games for Espanyol, scored three goals and provided eight assists. Kazan paid $8m for the 23-year-old winger, who only joined the Catalans from Villarreal last summer.