Elijah Ari

Elijah Ari
Personal information
Full name	Elijah Ari
Date of birth	6 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.78
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dushanbe-83
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Dordoi Bishkek
2010	Vakhsh Qughonteppa
2011	Regar-TadAZ
2012	Energetik Dushanbe
2013–2015	Regar-TadAZ
2015	Bowsher Club
2018	Akademija Osh
2019	Sumida Ulaanbaatar
2020–	Dushanbe-83
International career‡
2013–	Kyrgyzstan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Elijah Ari (born 6 November 1987), sometimes also known as Elijah Aryee, is a Ghanaian-Kyrgyz international footballer who plays as a defender for Dushanbe-83 in Tajikistan. Born in Ghana, he moved to Central Asia in 2007, and played three seasons in Kyrgyzstan for Dordoi Bishkek.^[1]

Club career

The Ghanaian born Ari started his career in Dordoi Bishkek where he played three seasons and acquired Kyrgyzstani citizenship. He then spent one season with Vakhsh Qughonteppa in neighboring Tajikistan. He now plays for Bowsher Club, in Oman.^[1]^[2]

On 31 March 2020, Ari was announced as part of Dushanbe-83's squad for the 2020 season.^[3]

Ari has eight national appearances for Kyrgyzstan to his name.^[1]

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 May 2014^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Elijah Ari, footballdatabase.eu profile". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Elijah Ariye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "Заявка ФК «Душанбе-83» (Душанбе) для участия в сезоне-2020". twitter.com/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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