Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Noble Arrics | ||
2016–2017 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
2017 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | AS FAN | ||
2018–2020 | CI Kamsar | ||
2021–2022 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 43 | (15) |
2023– | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Niger | 16 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023 |
Daniel Sosah (born 21 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. [1] Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national team.
Sosah was born in Ghana to a Beninese father and Ghanaian mother, and began his career in Niger where he was naturalized. [2] He debuted for the Niger national team in a 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 8 October 2021, where he scored his side's only goal. [3]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 October 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Algeria | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 15 November 2021 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Djibouti | 4–1 | 7–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 4 June 2022 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Tanzania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
4. | 23 March 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Baraki, Algeria | Algeria | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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