Paul Addo

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Paul Addo
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Paul Addo in a match against Sogndal
Personal information
Full name Paul Yaw Addo
Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career

Adelaide

Fair Point
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Fair Point
2008 Bechem Chelsea
2009–2012 Løv-Ham 52 (0)
2011Odd Grenland (loan) 21 (1)
2012–2013 Odd 11 (0)
2013Strømmen (loan) 28 (0)
2014–2018 Bryne 63 (0)
International career
2007 Ghana U-17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2019

Paul Yaw Addo (born 14 June 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who most recently played as a defender for Norwegian side Bryne.

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Career

Addo was born in Accra and began his career with Fair Point [1] and signed on 11 June 2008 for Bechem Chelsea. [2] He joined in February 2009 for a trial to the Norwegian club Løv-Ham and signed a contract. [3]

Addo played his debut for Løv-Ham on 5 April 2009 against Moss. He trained with Brann and played a testimonial match for the club on 21 November 2009. [4]

Addo joined Odd Grenland on loan in 2011, before he joined the club on a permanent contract the next year. Addo was a regular in Odd's defence until Emil Jonassen became the preferred left back. In the 2013 season he joined Strømmen on loan. [5] After the season, he transferred to Bryne. [6] He left Bryne again at the end of the 2018 season. [7]

International career

He represented the Ghana U-17 in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic [8] as captain. [9]

Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2009 Løv-Ham Adeccoligaen 27020290
2010 25040290
2011 Odd Tippeligaen 21140251
2012 11010120
2013 000000
2013 Strømmen Adeccoligaen 28020300
2014 Bryne 1. divisjon 17020190
2015 OBOS-ligaen 27020290
2016 501060
Career Total16111801791

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References

  1. FIFA.com - Addo: I'm enjoying the game
  2. Registered Players - GhanaFA.com
  3. Tester spiss fra Elfenbeinskysten
  4. Nesten festbrems
  5. Simensen, Henrik Myhrvold (5 April 2013). "Odd-spiller på vei til Strømmen". fotballsonen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. Nærland, Egil Ø. "Bryne tetter igjen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
  8. FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Paul Addo
  9. 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Peru in Quarter finals