Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ebenezer Dorkutso Dugbatey | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Great Olympics | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1992 | Hearts of Oak | ||
1992–1993 | Ronse | ||
1994–1995 | Samsunspor | 4 | (0) |
1995–1996 | FC Solothurn | 25 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Casa Pia Calcio | ||
1997–2000 | Lorient | 78 | (0) |
2000–2001 | La Louvière | 3 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Lorient B | ||
2002–2003 | Cambridge United | ||
International career | |||
1998–2000 | Ghana | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ebenezer Dorkutso Dugbatey (born 31 July 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Africa and Europe.
Dugbatey was born in Accra. He played for FC Lorient in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. [1] He had a brief spell with Samsunspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. [2]
Dugbatey made seven appearances for the full Ghana national team, including two matches at the 2000 African Cup of Nations finals, where he was the first player to be sent off in the tournament. [3] He also made two appearances in qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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