Joseph Ansah

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Joseph Ansah
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Afienya United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 Afienya United
1996–2005 Hearts of Oak
2006–2007 Tema Youth
International career
1995–1997 Ghana U17
1995–2003 Ghana 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Ansah (born 5 November 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Accra Hearts of Oak for most of his career. He also played for the Ghana national football team. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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He was part of the 2000s Hearts of Oak team that won several laurels for the club. He won the Ghana Premier League 7 times winning it in 4 consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2002. He helped the club win the 2000 CAF Champions League and the 2001 CAF Super Cup. [5] He served as captain of the side within the 2000s. [2]

At the international level, Ansah was a key member of the Ghana national under-17 football team from 1995 to 1997, featuring in two world cups in 1995 and 1997, in the process winning in 1995 and placing 4th in the 1997 edition. [6] [7]

Club career

Hearts of Oak

Ansah started his career with Afienya United where he played there for two seasons from 1994 to 1996. [1] He joined Accra Hearts of Oak in 1996–97 season winning the Ghana Premier League in his debut season. He went on to play for the club for 8 seasons from 1996 to 2005. [3] [4] [8] He was the deputy captain and member of squad that won the CAF Champions League and Super Cup in 2000. [2] [9] [10] He rose to become the deputy captain and captain of the side. [2] [11] [10] He won the Ghana Premier League seven times, the Ghanaian FA Cup twice, and the Ghana Super Cup twice. [1]

Tema Youth

He later joined Tema Youth in July 2006. After a season, with the club he retired from football in July 2007. [8]

International career

Ansah was part of the Ghana U-17 side in 1995 to 1997 and was part of the squad that won the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship. [6] [7] featured for Ghana national football team twice between 1995 and 2003. He made his debut on 12 November 1995 in a friendly match against Sierra Leone which ended in a 2–0 victory. [1]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

Ghana U17

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