Richard Gadze

Richard Gadze

Personal information
Full name	Richard Gadze
Date of birth	(1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
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
International career
2013	Ghana U-23	2	(1)
2013	Ghana	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024

Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Earlier career

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]

HJK

On 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for Veikkausliiga side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on loan, ^[4] returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016. ^[5]

Zira

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]

Zira return

In October 2019, Gadze returned to Zira FK on a one-year contract. ^[9]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with Sheriff Tiraspol. ^[10]

Sumgayit

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]

Rajasthan United

In September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with I-League side Rajasthan United. ^{[13] [14]}

Paro

In April 2024, Gadze signed for Bhutan Premier League club Paro. ^[15]

International career

On 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in an 1–0 defeat to Libya. ^[16] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. ^[17] He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2022 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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
Career total			161	37	8	0	2	0	9	2	0	0	180	39

References

1. "Ghana Start Camping Today For Wafu Tournament". modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
2. "ISL 2: Delhi Dynamos sign Ghanaian Richard Gadze". mid-day.com/. mid-day. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. "Ghana attacker Richard Gadze scores debut goal for Delhi Dynamos in Indian top-flight". ghanasportsonline.com/. ghanasportsonline. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
4. "HJK sopimukseen ghanalaishyökkääjän kanssa". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
5. "Richard Gadze palaa Delhiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
6. "Zirə qanalı hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
7. "Riçard Qadze ilə yeni müqavilə imzalandı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
8. "Официально: Гадзе покинул Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
9. "Richard Gadze happy to "return home" after sealing move to Zira FK". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
10. "Добро пожаловать, Ричард". www.fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
11. ""Sumqayıt" FK Riçard Qadze ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
12. "XIII tur / 2022-11-04". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). PFL. 5 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
13. "Player profile – Club career – Season statistics: Richard Gadze". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
14. @RajasthanUnited (27 September 2023). "Meet our new Goal Machine, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗲! ⚽🇬🇭 #RajasthanUnitedFC #Ghana #Gadze #Ileague" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2023– via Twitter.
15. "Bhutan Premier League side Paro FC strengthens title bid with marquee signing Richard Gadze". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
16. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Richard Gadze". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
17. "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
18. "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
19. "R.Gadze". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

External links

• Richard Gadze at National-Football-Teams.com