Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1976)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Addo | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Great Olympics | ||
1993–1995 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 27 | (2) |
1999–2000 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Wormatia Worms | 18 | (1) |
2002–2003 | FC Lustenau | ||
2003–2004 | Al-Nejmeh SC | 12 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Vardar Skopje | ||
2007 | Sekondi Hasaacas | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
1991–1993 | Ghana U17 | 11 | (3) |
1993 | Ghana U20 | 6 | (1) |
1994–2000 | Ghana | 27 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Daniel Addo (born 6 November 1976) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes, as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Addo enjoyed a ten-year career in Europe, and was hailed as one of the most talented players from Ghana in teenage years. Bayer Leverkusen signed him in 1992 (he was only 15), alongside teammate Sebastian Barnes.[1] However, he never appeared for Bayer's first team, going on to represent Fortuna Düsseldorf (twice), Karlsruher SC, Wormatia Worms, FC Lustenau, Vardar Skopje, Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.[2]
International career[]
In his international career, Addo was both a member of the Black Stars and the Black Meteors.[3] He played for Ghana's U-17 at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy, also appearing in the 1993 edition, in Japan.[3] With the under-20, he played at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Ballbehandlung – man hat sie oder man hat sie nicht" [Ballcontrol: Either you have it or you don't] (in German). Zeitmagazin. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Daniel Addo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Player Profile". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Daniel Addo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Wormatia Worms players
- FK Vardar players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Accra Great Olympics F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in North Macedonia
- King Faisal Babes FC players
- Nejmeh SC players
- Expatriate footballers in Lebanon
- FC Lustenau players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
- Lebanese Premier League players