Richmond Nketiah

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Richmond Nketiah
Personal information
Full name Richmond Nketiah [1]
Date of birth (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 29) [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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 March 2017, he joined Latvian club SK Babīte. [3]

International career

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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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. Выступление в «Арсенале» Нкетиа будет зависеть от состояния его здоровья. Tula News. 25 February 2016.
  3. SK BABĪTE/DINAMO‚ online.lff.lv
  4. Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals