Isaac Vorsah

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Isaac Vorsah
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2012 with Red Bull Salzburg
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Oscar
–2005 Maamobi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 All Blacks
2007 Asante Kotoko
2007–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 110 (4)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 15 (1)
2015–2016 Liefering 4 (0)
2017 ASFAR 12 (0)
2017–2018 Ohod 18 (0)
International career‡
2007–2013 Ghana [2] 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2013

Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a centre-back. [3] [4] Born in Accra, [5] Vorsah started his career playing in his Kpando in the Volta Region later joining Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2015. He secured a deal to Ghanaian giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko after his impressive performances. Vorsah joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on an initial loan deal in 2007, after impressing on a trail. [6] He secured a permanent deal which resulted in him playing 130 matches and scored 4 goals in all competitions for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim over a span of 5 seasons from 2007 to 2012. He played for Ghana at four major international tournaments, including three African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2010, 2012, 2013 and at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. [7] [8]

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Club career

Early career in Ghana

Vorsah's primary position is as a centre back, but he can also play as defensive midfielder. He began his career at Oscar FC in Kpando, Ghana and later moved to FC Maamobi. He transferred to Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2005. In January 2007 the Kumasi based team Asante Kotoko bought Vorsah. [9] [10] [11] [6]

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

After six month with Asante Kotoko, German side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim offered him a trial. After the trial he was loaned until 30 June 2008. [6] He satisfied the management and on 1 April 2008 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim used their option to buy him and he signed a contract until 30 June 2011. Vorsah left the club in 2012, after playing 110 league matches and scoring 4 goals between 2007 and 2012.

Red Bull Salzburg

Vorsah moved to Red Bull Salzburg in August 2012. In 2015 Vorsah joined the farm team FC Liefering. In 2016, he left Liefering. [10] [7]

ASFAR

After parting ways with Red Bull Salzburg and FC Liefering, in January 2017, Vorsah signed a two-year contract with Moroccan side ASFAR until 2019. He joined the club on a free transfer. [9] [12]

Al Ohod

Vorsah signed for Saudi Arabian side Al Ohod club. He signed a one-year contract with the Madina-based club. Before signing for Al Ohod, there were reports of him urging towards a deal with Norwegian side Sogndal and Danish side AC Horsens. [13] [14] [15] In the first week of February 2018, he was named in the team of the week in the Saudi Professional League following a stupendous display for Ohod. [16] [17]

International career

He made his national team debut against Senegal on 21 August 2007 after he had formerly represented his homeland at U-23 level. He was part of Ghana's Olympic team, the Black Meteors. [6] He was named in Ghana's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and played in the opener before an injury kept him out of the following matches, but he returned from injury in time to play Ghana's final match of the tournament, the quarter-final.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 5 May 2012. [18]
ClubSeason Ghana
Premier League 		Ghanaian
FA Cup 		CAF
Champions League 		Ghana
Super Cup 		CAF
Confederation Cup 		Other1Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
All Blacks 2005–200600000000000000
2006–200700000000000000
Total00000000000000
ClubSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asante 2006–200700000000000000
Total00000000000000
ClubSeason 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup UEFA
Europa League 		Other1Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hoffenheim 2007–200817100000000171
Total17100000000171
Season Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA
Champions League 		DFL-Supercup UEFA
Europa League 		Other1Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008–20092600000000000260
2009–20101603000000000190
2010–20113033000000000333
2011–20122102000000000230
Total105380000000001133
1Includes other competitive competitions.

International

As of match played on 2 February 2013. [2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 200980
2010100
2011111
201280
201350
Total401

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 June 2011 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–03–1 (Win) 2012 CAF Qualifying

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

International

Ghana

Individual

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