Selasi Adjei

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Selasi Adjei
Personal information
Full name Selasi Adjei
Date of birth (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Aflao, Ghana
Position(s) Attacker
Youth career
2002 Aflao Hearts Babie
2009 Windy Professional FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 King Faisal Babes 23 (11)
2011–2012 Heart of Lions 25 (16)
2012–2013 Amidaus Professionals 23 (13)
2013–2017 Hearts of Oak 58 (23)
2017–2018 Nakambala Leopards 12 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Selasi Adjei (born 12 November 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who is currently a free agent after ending his contract with Zambian club Nakambala Leopards.

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Club career

Early career

Adjei began at Aflao Hearts Babie in 2002, Windy Professional FC in 2009.

Professional

Adjei began his professional football career with King Faisal 2009, Hearts of Lions FC in 2011, Amidaus Professionals in 2012 and scored 10 league goals in 9 matches the first round of the 2012–2013 season, [1] [2] and in the 2013–14 season it was announced that Adeji had signed a one-year deal with Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

On 7 June 2017, Adjei left Hearts of Oak SC and signed with MTN/FAZ Super Division side Nakambala Leopards. [8] [9] [10]

Position

Adjei can play as Attacker. [11]

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