Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Gadze | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Persiku Kudus | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 12 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Delhi Dynamos | 28 | (9) |
2016 | → HJK (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017 | → Zira (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Zira | 23 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Voluntari | 28 | (6) |
2019–2020 | Zira | 11 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 18 | (5) |
2021 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Sheikh Russel | 11 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Sumgayit | 7 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Rajasthan United | 9 | (0) |
2024 | Paro | 17 | (27) |
2024– | Persiku Kudus | 9 | (1) |
International career | |||
2013 | Ghana U23 | 2 | (1) |
2013 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025 |
Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persiku Kudus.
Gadze played for several Ghanaian teams, including Ebusua Dwarfs, [1] before signing for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos in September 2015. [2] Gadze scored his first goal for Delhi Dynamos in their 2–1 victory over Pune City on 14 October 2015. [3]
On 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for Veikkausliiga side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on loan, [4] returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016. [5]
On 1 February 2017, Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League announced the signing of Gadze on a half year contract. [6] Zira announced on 30 May 2017, that Gadze had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year. [7] Zira declined to take up the option of the second year of Gadze's contract, with him leaving Zira at the end of the 2017/18 season. [8]
In October 2019, Gadze returned to Zira FK on a one-year contract. [9]
On 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with Sheriff Tiraspol. [10]
On 27 October 2022, Gadze signed for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. [11] He scored against "Neftchi" in the first game. [12]
In September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with I-League side Rajasthan United. [13] [14]
In April 2024, Gadze signed for Bhutan Premier League club Paro. [15]
In December 2024, Gadze signed for Indonesian second division club Persiku Kudus. [16]
On 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in an 1–0 defeat to Libya. [17] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. [18] He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one. [19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Delhi Dynamos | 2015 | Indian Super League | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||
2016 | Indian Super League | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | |||||
Total | 28 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||||||
HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
Zira (loan) | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
Zira | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 29 | 9 | ||
Voluntari | 2018–19 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
Zira | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||
Sheriff Tiraspol | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | ||
Bnei Sakhnin | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Sheikh Russel | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
Sumgayit | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
Rajasthan United | 2023–24 | I-League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Paro | 2024 | Bhutan Premier League | 17 | 27 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 27 | ||||
Persiku Kudus | 2024–25 | Liga 2 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 187 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 67 |