Eric Gawu

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Eric Gawu
Personal information
Full name Eric Sunday Gawu
Date of birth (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Dreams
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 King Faisal Babes 57 (21)
2006–2007 Hearts of Oak 29 (12)
2006–2007 Al Sadd 19 (7)
2008–2010 Hearts of Oak 61 (31)
2010–2011 Hapoel Ashkelon 31 (17)
2011–2012 Bnei Sakhnin 26 (11)
2012–2015 Medeama SC
2015– Dreams 61 (4)
International career
2004–2011 Ghana 35 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2020

Eric Gawu (born November 10, 1987) is a Ghanaian football player who, is playing for Dreams.

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Career

Had a very good season at King Faisal Babes in the 2004-2005 Ghana league season but could not settle when he made a switch to Hearts of Oak for $160,000. [1] Eric Gawu has gone through torrid periods finding his rhythm, compelling fans of Hearts of Oak to question whether the management of the club made a wise buy. In 2007 FK Sarajevo considered a move for him from Hearts of Oak, the Bosnia & Herzegovina club wanted him on a years contract. [2] On 3 February 2006, he was Transferred to Al Sadd of the Qatar Stars League [3] and turned back after one year to his former club Hearts of Oak. [4]

International

Member of Ghana's 2003-2004 Olympic team, he has played the Ghana National Team on a few occasion. [5]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

Medeama

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References

  1. Gawu gearing up for the Phobians on www.ghanafa.com
  2. Gossip/Transfers: Appiah & Kuffour for EPL? Archived May 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on www.myghanaonline.com
  3. Gawu Off To Qatar on www.modernghana.com
  4. 2007-2008 OTPL - Hearts of Oak League Match Reports on www.phobiatalk.yuku.com
  5. Player Profile : Eric Gawu on www.ghanaweb.xom
  6. 1 2 "Eric Gawu". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.