Richard Attah

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Richard Attah
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Hearts of Oak
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Elmina Sharks 30 (0)
2020– Hearts of Oak 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2021

Richard Attah (born 9 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ghanaian Premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Richard Attah started his football career with Eastern Region-based division one club Okyeman Planners F.C. He later moved to Central Region base Elmina Sharks in 2017 and after spending 2 seasons with Elmina Sharks he then moved to Accra Hearts of Oak in 2019. [4]

International career

Attah was part of the Ghana National team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition. [5] [6]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

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References

  1. "Goalkeeper Richard Attah returns to Hearts of Oak starting eleven for Medeama SC game". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. "Richard Attah signs contract extension with Hearts of Oak - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. "Please blame me but please leave my family out of it - Richard Attah to Hearts fans". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  4. "Hearts of Oak new signing Richard Attah: I have joined the biggest club in Africa". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. "Richard Attah, Ganiyu and two other local players named in Milovan Rajevac's provisional squad for AFCON 2021". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  7. Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (17 July 2021). "Hearts of Oak crowned 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions [Photos]". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 July 2021.