Foli Adade
Foli Adade (born 12 May 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Medeama and the Ghana national football team.[1][2]
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Full name | Foli Adade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Medeama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009โ2010 | Tema Youth | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010โ2013 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013โ | Medeama | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Ghana U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Adade played for Tema based football club, Tema Youth.[3] In 2010, Adade joined Ebusua Dwarfs where Adade had been the first choice goalkeeper for the team, and in 2013, Adade joined Medeama in the Ghana Premier League.[1][2][3]
International career
In June 2013, Adade was included in the Ghana twenty-six man team for two international friendly matches against Ivory Coast.[4][5][6] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Adade to be included in the Ghana national team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[7] Adade helped the Ghana national football team defeat Senegal, placing first by three goals to one.[8] Adade was part of the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship that finished runner-up.
Honours
National Team
- WAFU Nations Cup Winner: 2013
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2014
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Brazil
References
- "Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs ยป Foli Adade". goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "The last line of defence is optimistic he will end up in Europe next season after missing out on a move to Switzerland last term". goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Hearts in Foli Adade talks". allsports.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "26 for local Black Stars camp". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Twenty-six (26) local Black Stars selected for camping". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Local Black Stars take on Ivory Coast in friendly". ghanasportsonline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.