John Arwuah

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John Arwuah
Personal information
Full name John Junior Arwuah
Date of birth (1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Achimpim Stars
2004–2005 MK Land FC
2005–2006 Tembisa Classic
2007–2008 Durban Stars FC 24 (2)
2008–2011 Maritzburg United 55 (3)
2011–2012 SuperSport United 8 (0)
2012–2014 Bloemfontein Celtic 36 (0)
2014–2015 AmaZulu F.C. 34 (0)
2015 AEL Limassol 4 (0)
International career
Ghana U-17 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

John Junior Arwuah (born September 1, 1985 [1] in Accra [2] ) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Arwuah came to South Africa in 2005 and was signed by Tembisa Classic and then signed for newly promoted team Durban Stars in June 2006, only for its franchise to be sold to Maritzburg United in 2008. [3] On 29 June 2011 Arwuah left Maritzburg United F.C. and joined to South African Premier Soccer League rival SuperSport United F.C. [4] In July 2012, Arwuah agreed to contract with Bloemfontein Celtic. [5]

Position

Arwuah is a midfielder who can play defensive or central midfielder. [6]

International career

He is former Ghana national under-17 football team player. [7]

Personal life

He is the cousin of fellow Ghanaian footballer Samuel Darpoh. [8] [9]

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References

  1. John Arwuah :: John Arwuah :: scorezz.com
  2. Football365.co.za – John Arwuah
  3. Arwuah’s recipe to survive [ permanent dead link ]
  4. www.realnet.co.uk. "John Arwuah leave Maritzburg for SuperSport United". Kick Off. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  5. Ghana’s John Arwuah: I made the right choice to play for Bloemfontein Celtic Kent Mensah (goal.com)
  6. Spielerkarte :: John Arwuah | IMScouting
  7. "John Arwuah – ABSA Premiership". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  8. "AmaZulu midfielder Samuel Darpoh marks PSL debut with a win". GhanaSoccernet. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. "Q & A with Samuel Darpoh". AmaZulu F.C. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.