Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richmond Nketiah [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 October 1994||
Place of birth | Techiman, Ghana[ citation needed ] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[ citation needed ] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Nania | ||
2012–2013 | Medeama | 9 | (1) |
2014 | Jūrmala | 14 | (0) |
2015 | FC Babīte | ||
2016 | Arsenal Tula | 0 | (0) |
2017 | SK Babīte | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
Ghana U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richmond Nketiah (born 28 October 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder.
He signed a contract with the Russian team FC Arsenal Tula before the 2015–16 season, but was unable to play for the team due to health issues. [2]
In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up to be a member of the Ghana U20 for the African Youth Championship in Algeria [4] and for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
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