Florence Dadson

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Florence Dadson
Personal information
Full name Florence Dadson
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Cape Coast, Ghana [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 RMU Eagles
Number 11
Youth career
Academy of Christ the King
2006–2007 Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
2011–2013 RMU Eagles 42 (50 [2] )
2014– Gulf Coast Texans 7 (7 [3] )
International career
Ghana U-17 [4] 3 (2)
Ghana U-20 3 (0)
2012– Ghana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florence Dadson (born 23 April 1992) is a Ghanaian female footballer, who currently plays for the Gulf Coast Texans in the United States. [5] [6]

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Club career

Dadson started her career in the Academy of Christ the King [7] and joined Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast at age thirteen. [8] She left her homeland, Ghana, in September 2011 after she gained admission to the Robert Morris University [9] in Illinois to pursue her undergraduate studies in Business Administration – Majoring in Tourism Studies. She played for RMU alongside Ghanaian team members Olivia Amoako and Linda Eshun. [10]

After graduating from Robert Morris University in the Spring of 2014, she joined to W-League club Gulf Coast Texans. [11]

International career

Dadson played as a forward and has represented her country at both U-17 and U-20 levels. [12] Dadson played for Ghana at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup [13] and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She stands also in the extended squad of the Black Queens. [14]

Personal life

Dadson married Ghanaian international footballer David Accam on 3 January 2019 in Cape Coast, Ghana. [15] [16]

Honours

Ghana

References

  1. ↑ Florence Dadson wins second straight CCAC POW honor!
  2. ↑ "DakStats WebSync". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gulf Coast Texans – 2014 Statistics". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Florence DADSON". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gulf Coast Texans open up postseason play". Pensacola News Journal. 18 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ghana - F. Dadson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mobile Site for Robert Morris University".[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Florence Dadson: I Call Neymar My Husband". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Florence Dadson – RMU – Robert Morris University
  10. ↑ "Four Robert Morris Women's Soccer Players Named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Dayton Dutch Lions Women's Team Lose Two On The Road". boxscorenews. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Security Check Required". Facebook .
  13. ↑ "Play Soccer Nonprofit International - People". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Early Camp For Black Queens Ahead Of Mali Tie". Our Ghana. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (3 January 2019). "Football marriage: David Accam, Florence Dadson tie the knot [Photos]". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  16. ↑ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (4 January 2019). "Accam weds girlfriend Dadson | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ghana beat South Africa to third place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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