Donaldson Sackey

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Donaldson Sackey
Personal information
Full name Donaldson Nukunu Sackey
Date of birth (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2010 Compostela
2010–2011 FC Oss 0 (0)
2011 Oststeinbeker SV 2 (0)
2011–2012 Forest Green Rovers
2012–2013 Stockport Sports
2013 Cray Wanderers
International career
2011 Togo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donaldson Nukunu Sackey (born 30 September 1988) is a Togolese entrepreneur, fashion designer, architect, and former international footballer who played as a striker.

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Lomé, Togo, [2] and raised in Germany, Sackey also holds German citizenship. [3]

Football career

Sackey spent his early career in Germany, Spain and Netherlands, playing for Hertha BSC, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Compostela, FC Oss and Oststeinbeker SV. [2] [4] After playing for English club Forest Green Rovers,[ citation needed ] he signed for Stockport Sports in August 2012, [5] [6] before moving to Cray Wanderers in April 2013. [7]

He made his international debut for Togo in 2011. [2]

Fashion career

Sackey began as a model for various brands and was voted Top Model of the Year in 2013 by Fashion Odds magazine. [8] Sackey founded the CPxArt fashion brand with his partner Sainey Sidibeh. [9] Their work has included the 'Wu Wear' for the hip hop group Wu Tang Clan. [3] [10]

Education

Sackey finished his Architecture Course at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2018. [11]

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