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Kwadwo Duah
Personal information
Full name Kwadwo Antwi Duah[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Young Boys 6 (1)
2017 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 11 (1)
2017–2018 → Winterthur (loan) 25 (5)
2018–2019 → Servette (loan) 11 (2)
2019–2020 Wil 33 (12)
2020–2022 St. Gallen 65 (24)
2022–2023 1. FC Nürnberg 33 (11)
2023– Ludogorets Razgrad 42 (16)
International career‡
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 4 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 4 (3)
2016 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2024– Switzerland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Kwadwo Antwi Duah (born 24 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Switzerland national team.[1]

Club career

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Duah is a youth product from BSC Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 30 July 2016 against FC Lugano, replacing Yoric Ravet after 78 minutes.[2]

On 24 June 2022, Duah signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[3] On 19 July 2023, Duah signed with Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets.[4]

International career

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Duah made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 4 June 2024 in a friendly against Estonia.[5] On 7 June, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[6] On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.[7]

Personal life

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Duah was born in London, England, and moved to Switzerland at a young age.[8] He is of Ghanaian descent, and holds dual citizenship with Ghana and Switzerland. He is also fan of London football club Chelsea F.C.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 December 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 6 1 1 1 6[b] 0 — 13 2
Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Winterthur (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 25 5 1 1 — — 26 6
Servette (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Wil 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 33 12 1 0 — — 34 12
St. Gallen 2020–21 Swiss Super League 32 9 4 1 1[c] 0 — 37 10
2021–22 33 15 5 3 — — 38 18
Total 65 24 9 4 1 0 — 75 28
1. FC Nürnberg 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 33 11 4 0 — — 37 11
Ludogorets Razgrad 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 24 13 5 1 7[d] 1 1[e] 0 37 15
2024–25 18 3 2 0 11[f] 4 0[g] 0 31 7
Total 42 16 7 1 18 5 1 0 68 22
Career total 226 72 22 7 25 5 1 0 274 84
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  6. ^ Three appearance and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup

International

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As of match played 8 September 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland
2024 6 1
Total 6 1
As of match played 15 June 2024
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kwadwo Duah
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 June 2024 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 2  Hungary 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kwadwo Duah at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Young Boys vs. Lugano - 30 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Neuer Stürmer: Kwadwo Duah kommt zum Club!" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ludogorets with a solid transfer, signed a forward from a German club". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Estonia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men's national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Swiss giants FC St. Gallen sign Ghana's Kwadwo Duah - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com.
  9. ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Kwadwo Duah". www.fcsg.ch (in German). 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ Kwadwo Duah at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Kwadwo Duah". WorldFootball.net.
  12. ^ "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.


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