Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1989)

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Daniel Addo
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Personal information
Full name Daniel Ashley Addo
Date of birth (1989-09-03) 3 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 BSS Sporting Club
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Venomous Vipers 71 (19)
2007–2008 Sekondi Hasaacas 9 (1)
2008–2010 King Faisal Babes 44 (3)
2010–2011 Ashanti Gold 10 (2)
2011–2014 Zorya Luhansk 21 (0)
2013–2014 → Kairat (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2015 Ermis Aradippou 0 (0)
2016 Ashanti Gold 2 (0)
2016 Gençlik Gücü 28 (1)
2017–2019 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 36 (3)
2019- BSS Sporting Club 11 (2)
International career
2009 Ghana U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Daniel Ashley Addo (born September 3, 1989) is a Ghanaian football player who plays as a defender for Indian club BSS Sporting Club.

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Career

Club

Addo, who plays as defensive midfielder, began his professional career for Venomous Vipers then later joined Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. and signed after few months on 5 September 2008 for King Faisal Babes. In October 2010, Addo joined Ashanti Gold, [1] joining Ukrainian side FC Zorya Luhansk in 2011. [2] In March 2013 Addo joined Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on loan, with a buyout clause, for the season from Zorya Luhansk. [3] In February 2016, Addo signed for Ashanti Gold. [4]

International

Addo was member of the Ghana national under-20 football team who won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, [5] in the final match against Brazil, Addo received the red card. [6]

Honours

International

Ghana U-20

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References

  1. ↑ "Ashanti Gold sign Daniel Addo". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Profile on Yahanaconsult.com Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "GHANA NATIONAL TEAM'S DEFENDER WILL PLAY FOR KAIRAT FC". fckairat. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Former U20 World Cup winner Daniel Addo explains reasons behind AshantiGold move". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccernet. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Ghana Drop Benfica Forward Ishmael Yartey From U-20 World Cup Squad
  6. ↑ Addo rues red but says he had to tackle


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