Justice Blay

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Justice Blay
Personal information
Full name Justice Blay
Date of birth (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Sekondi, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Asante Kotoko
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Sekondi Hasaacas 15 (1)
2017–2019 Medeama 44 (6)
2019–2020 → Asante Kotoko (loan) 23 (2)
2020– Medeama 0 (0)
International career
2017 Black Stars B 8 (0)
2019– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justice Blay (born 5 May 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national team. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Club career

Justice started his professional career at Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. and made his debut in the Ghana Premier League in 2016 when he made a total of 14 appearances for the 1977 Ghana Premier League title winners and scored 1 goal. [5] Following a successful campaign at Hasaacas, Justice who is a defensive midfielder, caught the attention of Medeama who signed him in the following season into their squad. [6] On his debut season for Medeama SC he made a total of 15 league appearances and scored once. [7] In 2019 summer Asante Kotoko S.C. completed the signing of the midfielder on a season-long loan deal. [8] While at Kotoko featured in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. [9] [10] He scored a 2 goals in 12 appearances for Kotoko in the cancelled 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season. [11] In 2020 summer he reverted from Kotoko to Medeama after the expiration of his loan contract. [12]

Transfer speculations

Following his return to Medeama several media reports claim Asante Kotoko have harboured plans to Justice permanently from Medeama. [13] Meanwhile, some media reports claim Medeama SC have set a price tag of US$200,000 for interested clubs who want to sign the midfielder. [14] Kotoko's bitterest rivals Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. reportedly entered into the race to sign the midfielder [15] but both Hearts of Oak and Medeama denied the story. [16] [17]

International career

In September 2017 Ghana Black Stars B coach James Kwesi Appiah handed him a late call up ahead of a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier. [18] In August 2019 Maxwell Konadu invited him to join the Ghana squad ahead of their preparation to face Burkina Faso in an African Nations Championship qualifier. [19] Justice featured prominently for Ghana during the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations tournament in Senegal. [20]

Personal life

In 2018 the midfielder reportedly converted to Islam after studying the religion for a while. He was previously a Christian. [21]

Honours

Asante Kotoko

Ghana

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References

  1. ↑ "Justice Blay leaves Asante Kotoko". Citi Sports Online. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Medeama set $200,000 price tag for Kotoko target Justice Blay". MyJoyOnline. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Medeama S.C confirms Justice Blay's return from Kotoko loan spell". GhanaWeb. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Kotoko midfield mystro Justice Blay arrives in Black Stars B camp – Ghana Sports Online". GhanaSportOnline. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Justice Blay, Latest News & Player Profile | Goal.com". goal. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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  7. ↑ "GHPL Live – Ghana Premier League Live". ghanaleaguelive. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  8. ↑ "Asante Kotoko Complete the Signing of Justice Blay from Medeama SC". 442 GH. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  9. ↑ "Justice Blay Matches | Goal.com". goal. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  10. ↑ "Justice Blay Matches | Goal.com". goal. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  11. ↑ "GHPL Live – Ghana Premier League Live". Ghana league live. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  12. ↑ "Justice Blay leaves Asante Kotoko". Citi Sports Online. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  13. ↑ "Medeama SC ready to open talks with Kotoko over the signing of Justice Blay- Communications Director Patrick Akoto". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  14. ↑ "Medeama set $200,000 price tag for Kotoko target Justice Blay". MyJoyOnline. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  15. ↑ "Hearts of Oak eyes move for Justice Blay". GhanaWeb. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  16. ↑ "Hearts of Oak refutes approaching Justice Blay". Footballghana. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  17. ↑ "Medeama deny Hearts of Oak approach for Justice Blay". MyJoyOnline. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  18. ↑ "Medeama star Justice Blay earns late Black Stars B call-up". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  19. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Richard Arthur, Justice Blay & three other Kotoko players earn Black Stars 'B' call-up - Kickgh.com". Kick Ghana. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  20. ↑ "Wafu Cup: Asante Kotoko dominate Ghana's final tournament squad | Goal.com". goal. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  21. ↑ "Medeama SC Midfield Icon Justice Blay Converts To Islam". 442 GH. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  22. ↑ "Justice Blay voted Kotoko player of the Month – Ghana Sports Online". GhanaSportOnline. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  23. ↑ "Ghana A' v Senegal A' Match Report, 13/10/2019, WAFU Cup of Nations | Goal.com". goal. Retrieved 2020-07-30.


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