Florence Dadson

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Florence Dadson
Personal information
Full name Florence Dadson
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)
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

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  5. ↑ "Gulf Coast Texans open up postseason play". Pensacola News Journal. 18 July 2014.
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