Philemon McCarthy

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Philemon McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Philemon Tei McCarthy
Date of birth (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Golden Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008 Feyenoord Academy
2008–2014 Accra Hearts of Oak
2012 → Wassaman United (loan)
2015 Accra Great Olympics
2016 West African Football Academy 1 (0)
2016 Dreams
2017 Hapoel Afula 21 (0)
2018 Dreams
2020–2021 Dreams
International career‡
2005–2009 Ghana 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Philemon Tei McCarthy [1] (born 14 August 1983) is a former Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

McCarthy was born in Accra, Ghana. [1] He began his career with Golden Boys before joining the Feyenoord Academy in 2005. In 2008, McCarthy left Feyenoord Academy to join Accra Hearts of Oak. [2] He was a key member of the Accra Hearts of Oak team that won the league in the 2008–09 season. McCarthy is in his second spell with the club but he has been afflicted with injuries since his return. He was the standout player in a match against Asante Kotoko in Kumasi on 15 April 2012. He dislocated his finger after a save in the game and he was not able to continue. His team lost the game 2–1 to their rivals after his substitution. [3]

He re-joined former club Dreams during the 2017–18 season following a stint with Israeli club Hapoel Afula. [4]

McCarthy moved to Dreams for a third time in May 2020, having agreed a three-year contract. [4]

International career

McCarthy earned two national caps for Ghana and was a player in the squad for the African Nations Cup 2006, [5] and returned for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. [6]

McCarthy was the number one goalkeeper for the local Black Stars when they won silver in the first edition of the 2009 African Nations Championship [7] hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009. He was the hero for the Ghanaian side as his save from Papy Djilobodji paved the way for victory, which was made possible after Kwadwo Poku converted his kick. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Philemon McCarthy at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "Gomoa Fetteh". Europeanboard.ephpbb.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak: Six of the best rivalry day delights". Goal.com. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "PHOTOS: Ex-Black Stars goalkeeper Philemon McCarthy re-joins Dreams FC". Footballghana. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Paul Doyle. "Group D | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Archived 21 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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