Joseph Esso

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Joseph Esso
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Ebusua Dwarfs 41 (9)
2018–2020 Hearts of Oak 42 (11)
2020–2021 Dreams FC 18 (12)
2021–2023 MC Alger 65 (11)
International career
2017– Ghana 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Esso (born 10 December 1996) is a Ghanaian international footballer who last played for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and Dreams F.C. [6] [4] He is the brother of Eric Esso. [7]

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Club career

Esso played for Ebusua Dwarfs from 2016 to 2018 before signing for Accra Hearts of Oak in 2018. [4] He made 25 appearances and scored 9 goals in the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League season to help the club finish fourth. [8] [9] [4]

Accra Hearts of Oak

In 2018, after his contract expired, Esso joined Accra Hearts of Oak on a free transfer signing a 3-year contract with the club. [10] He played for Hearts for three seasons making 42 league appearances and scoring 11 goals. [11]

Dreams FC

In 2020, Esso refused to extend his contract with Hearts after it expired. He was linked with a move to Sudanese club Al-Hilal. [4] In August 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Dreams FC. [12] [13] [4]

International career

Esso featured for Ghana A' national football team, the Local Black Stars at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations scoring two goals to help Ghana place runner-up in the competition. [14] [15] He was named in the competition's team of the tournament [16] and recognized as one top performers during the competition. [17]

Personal life

Esso is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Eric Esso. [18] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "MCA : Joseph Esso signe officiellement". 19 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (15 October 2019). "Joseph Esso Elated With WAFU Experience". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "2019 WAFU: Striker Joseph Esso wins man of the match in Black Star B opener against Gambia". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Teye, Prince Narkortu (27 August 2020). "Joseph Esso: Dreams FC announce signing of former Hearts of Oak attacker". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Hemans, Francis (2021-02-11). "Joseph Esso has no regrets exchanging Hearts of Oak for Dreams FC". 3news. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Joseph Esso at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. 1 2 Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (17 December 2019). "Eric Esso: Ashgold To Sign Joseph Esso's Brother". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (19 February 2018). "Joseph Esso Signs For Hearts of Oak". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hearts of Oak sign Joseph Esso - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (20 February 2018). "Hearts sign Joseph Esso in a three-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Joseph Esso - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Quansah, Edna A. (27 August 2020). "Joseph Esso signs two-year deal with Dreams FC". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Joseph Esso signs a two-year deal with Dreams FC". MyNewsGh. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Quao, Nathan (14 October 2019). "Joseph Esso grateful for 2019 WAFU Cup experience". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "2019 WAFU: Striker Joseph Esso wins man of the match in Black Star B opener against Gambia". ghanaweb.com. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. ↑ Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (21 October 2019). "2019 WAFU Cup: Ghanaian Trio Included In Team Of The Tournament". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. ↑ Dove, Ed (11 October 2019). "WAFU Cup of Nations: Five players who are ready for a European transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  18. ↑ Abacha, Saani (19 October 2020). "Blood Brothers : Meet The Blood Brothers Set To Grace The 2021 Ghana Premier League". 442 GH. Retrieved 17 March 2021.


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