Sammy Adjei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Adjei | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Hearts of Oak | ||
2004–2005 | Club Africain | 20 | (0) |
2005 | Hearts of Oak | 7 | (0) |
2005–2008 | F.C. Ashdod | 83 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Hearts of Oak | ||
International career‡ | |||
2001–2008 | Ghana[1] | 37 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2007 |
Samuel Adjei (born 1 September 1980 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who last played for Accra Hearts of Oak SC.
Career
Sammy Adjei was transferred from Accra-based Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak to Club Africain for a reported $150,000 on 15 September 2005. On 29 November 2008, he returned to Accra Hearts of Oak SC for a second spell with the club.[2] He agreed to return to Accra Hearts Of Oak SC on a one-year contract in order to convince then national team coach Milovan Rajevac to include him in the national side.
International career
Adjei was the first-choice goalkeeper for the national side until 2006, when Richard Kingson rose to prominence. Adjei was named in Ghana's squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt and 2006 World Cup squad on 13 May 2006.[3] Adjei made one appearance on the tournament, as a substitute, when the first choice goalkeeper Richard Kingson was taken off with an injury.
On 24 March 2007, Adjei manned the post for Ghana against Austria in a FIFA International friendly in Graz. He was however injured in a collision with an Austrian striker in the first half and was taken to the hospital. Richard Kingson was brought on to replace him. Adjei was again called up to join the Ghanaian national team in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations as the second choice goal keeper, after which he retired from international football. However he received a recall for Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Congo.
References
- ^ Maritzburg send Adjei away
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ WM-Teilnehmer Ghana patzt gegen Nigeria
External links
- Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
- Sammy Adjei at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Club Africain players
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2011 African Nations Championship players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players