Seidu Salifu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seidu Salifu | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 November 1993||
Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | All Stars | 16 | (10) |
2011 | → Turan-Tovuz (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Club Africain | 34 | (1) |
2016 | Inter Allies | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Adana Demirspor | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Ümraniyespor | 9 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013 | Ghana U20 | 11 | (2) |
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2017 |
Seidu Salifu is a Ghanaian footballer who last played for Ümraniyespor in Turkey [3] after a short spell at Adana Demirspor[4] Formerly of Club Africain in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, he plays as a midfielder. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up to be a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria, and he was a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[5] In March 2015, he got his debut call up into Ghana national football team.[6]
Career[]
Early career[]
Salifu began his youth career playing for Tamale Young Kotoko in the Ghana Juvenile Association Colts League.
Club career[]
Salifu came to prominence in 2010 when he moved to All Stars F.C.. He had a remarkable three-year spell at the club especially in 2012 and after his success in the games of the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification, Salifu was highly sought after by top teams in Ghana including Asante Kotoko SC.[7] After playing a key role for the Black Satellites at the FIFA U-20 Championship 2013 in Turkey he moved to the Tunisian side Club Africain.[8] In July 2015, Salifu turned down a trial with Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.[9] On 27 August 2016, Seidu Salifu agreed terms to play for Adana Demirspor in Turkey and managed just one league appearance.[4] Salifu joined Ümraniyespor after six months[3]
International career[]
African Youth Championship[]
Salifu was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the 2013 African U-20 Championship. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up for the Ghana Under-20 national team for the 2013 tournament in Algeria.[5] During the competition he scored from a long distance in the group match game against Algeria.
FIFA U-20 Championship, Turkey 2013[]
Salifu was a member of the Ghana Under-20 national team that took part and in the 2013 FIFA U-20 tournament in Turkey.[10][11][12][13] He scored one of Ghana's goal in the 4–3 win over Chile in the quarter finals.[14]
Ghana national team[]
In March 2015, Salifu was called up to the Ghana squad to face Senegal national football team and Mali national football team.[15]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Turan Tovuz (loan) | 2011–12 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
Club Africain | 2013–14 | CLP-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 1 | ||
Inter Allies | 2016 | Ghanaian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Adana Demirspor | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Ümraniyespor | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0[17] | |
Career total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 49 | 1[17] |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Club Africain
International[]
- Ghana
References[]
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ a b "Seidu Salifu - Player Profile - Football".
- ^ a b "OFFICIAL: Ghana youth star Seidu Salifu joins Turkish second-tier side Umraniyespor on short loan deal". 20 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ghanaian midfielder joins Turkish side". 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Youngster Seidu Salifu earns debut Black Stars call up for Mali, Senegal friendlies". Ghana Soccer Net. Ghanasoccernet.com. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Ghana: All Stars attacker Salifu linked with Kotoko move". 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Wa All Stars reach deal to sell Ghana youth midfielder Salifu to Club Africain". 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Salifu turns down trials with Hamburg, demands straight deal". dailypost.ng/. Daily Post. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Revealed: Ghana's final 21-man squad for U-20 World Cup". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Ghana FA confirms U20 squad numbers for FIFA World Cup in Turkey". ghanasoccernet.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Ghana U20 coach releases preliminary World Cup squad". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Ghana Under 20". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/ghana-u20-vs-chile-u20/1498345/report[bare URL]
- ^ http://ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201503/10301.php
- ^ "S.Seidu". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "SEIDU SALIFU". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "FIFA".
External links[]
- Seidu Salifu at TFF
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- 2013 African U-20 Championship players
- Club Africain players
- All Stars F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Association football midfielders