Isaac Donkor (footballer, born 1995)

Isaac Donkor

Donkor in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mesaimeer
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2008	U.S. Ogliano [2]
2008–2010	Padova [2]
2010–2014	Inter [2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Inter	2	(0)
2015–2016	→ Bari (loan)	20	(0)
2016–2017	→ Avellino (loan)	7	(0)
2017	→ Cesena (loan)	8	(0)
2017–2018	Cesena	29	(1)
2018–2019	Universitatea Craiova	27	(1)
2019–2020	Sturm Graz	12	(0)
2020–2022	Adanaspor	68	(1)
2022–2024	Sakaryaspor	56	(5)
2024–2025	Adanaspor	28	(0)
2025–	Mesaimeer
International career
2007	Ghana U17	9	(0)
	Ghana U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:07, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Donkor (born 15 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatari Second Division club Mesaimeer.

Club career

Donkor started his professional career with Inter. He made his debut for Inter on 22 November 2012 against FC Rubin Kazan in the Europa League. ^[3] Donkor, on 13 July 2015 Bari on loan. ^[4] Donkor, on 6 July 2016 Avellino on loan. ^[5] Donkor, in January 2017 he was transferred to Cesena on loan. ^[6] Donkor joined Cesena on a permanent basis on 24 July 2017. ^[7]

Donkor signed a 3-year contract with Romanian club Universitatea Craiova in July 2018. ^[8]

On 2 September 2019, he signed a contract with Austrian club Sturm Graz for one year with an extension option. ^[9]

Donkor joined Turkish club Adanaspor in September 2020. ^{[10] [11]}

He signed a 2-year contract with Sakaryaspor in June 2022. ^[12]

Donkor joined Adanaspor on 29 August 2024. ^{[13] [14]}

Career statistics

As of match played 14 April 2025 ^{[15] [16]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Milan	2012–13	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		1	0
	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014–15	Serie A	2	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	2	0	—		5	0
Bari (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
Avellino (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Cesena (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
Cesena	2017–18	Serie B	29	1	1	0	—		—		30	1
Universitatea Craiova	2018–19	Liga I	27	0	5	1	2 [b]	0	—		34	1
Sturm Graz	2019–20	Austrian Football Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	—		—		14	0
Adanaspor	2020–21	TFF 1. Lig	34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	2021–22	TFF 1. Lig	34	1	2	0	—		—		36	1
	Total		68	1	4	0	—		—		72	1
Sakaryaspor	2022–23	TFF 1. Lig	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	2023–24	TFF 1. Lig	23	0	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	25	0
	Total		55	5	2	0	—		1	0	58	5
Adanaspor	2024–25	TFF 1. Lig	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
Career total			259	7	16	1	4	0	3	0	282	8

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Cupa României, Austrian Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in TFF 1. Lig promotion play-offs

References

1. Isaac Donkor at WorldFootball.net
2. Liotta, Christian (21 September 2014). "La nuova 'stella nera' dell'Inter viene da Padova: ecco Isaac Donkor". fcinternews.it/. FCInterNews.
3. "Rubin Kazan vs. Inter Game Report". Soccerway. 22 November 2022.
4. "Calciomercato Bari: ecco Donkor. Arriva anche la conferma di Contini". baritoday.it (in Italian). 13 July 2015.
5. "Avellino, arriva un difensore dall'Inter". tuttocalciocampano.it. 6 July 2016.
6. "Cesena, presentati Crimi e Donkor". sport.sky.it. 3 February 2017.
7. "UFFICIALE – Isaac Donkor al Cesena". passioneinter.com. 24 July 2017.
8. "Craiova dă lovitura! Oltenii transferă un fundaș care a jucat pentru Inter Milano". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 24 July 2018.
9. "STURM GRAZ VERPFLICHTET ISAAC DONKOR" (Press release) (in German). Sturm Graz. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
10. "Adanaspor, Donkor ile imzaladı". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 September 2020.
11. "Ex-Sturm-Spieler Isaac Donkor wechselt zu Adanaspor". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 9 September 2020.
12. "Donkor imzaladı". fotomac.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 June 2022.
13. "Isaac Donkor Adanaspor'umuzda". Adanaspor. 29 August 2024.
14. "Adanaspor'dan savunmaya takviye". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 29 August 2024.
15. Isaac Donkor at Soccerway
16. "Isaac Donkor". inter.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.

External links

• Isaac Donkor at Soccerway
• Isaac Donkor at WorldFootball.net