Joseph Ansah

Joseph Ansah (born 5 November 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Accra Hearts of Oak for most of his career. He also played for the Ghana national football team.[1][2][3][4]

Joseph Ansah
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Afienya United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Afienya United
1996–2005 Hearts of Oak
2006–2007 Tema Youth
International career
1995–1997 Ghana U17
1995–2003 Ghana 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was part of the 2000s Hearts of Oak team that won several laurels for the club. He won the Ghana Premier League 7 times winning it in 4 consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2002. He helped the club win the 2000 CAF Champions League and the 2001 CAF Super Cup.[5] He served as captain of the side within the 2000s.[2]

At the international level, Ansah was a key member of the Ghana national under-17 football team from 1995 to 1997, featuring in two world cups in 1995 and 1997, in the process winning in 1995 and placing 4th in the 1997 edition.[6][7]

Club career

Hearts of Oak

Ansah started his career with Afienya United where he played there for two seasons from 1994 to 1996.[1] He joined Accra Hearts of Oak in 1996–97 season winning the Ghana Premier League in his debut season. He went on to play for the club for 8 seasons from 1996 to 2005.[3][4][8] He was the deputy captain and member of squad that won the CAF Champions League and Super Cup in 2000.[2][9][10] He rose to become the deputy captain and captain of the side.[2][11][10] He won the Ghana Premier League seven times, the Ghanaian FA Cup twice, and the Ghana Super Cup twice.[1]

Tema Youth

He later joined Tema Youth in July 2006. After a season, with the club he retired from football in July 2007.[8]

International career

Ansah was part of the Ghana U-17 side in 1995 to 1997 and was part of the squad that won the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[6][7] featured for Ghana national football team twice between 1995 and 2003. He made his debut on 12 November 1995 in a friendly match against Sierra Leone which ended in a 2–0 victory.[1]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

Ghana U17

References
  1. "Joseph Ansah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "Former Hearts of Oak captain Ansah slams team | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. Provencal, E. N. O. (15 February 1997). The Mirror: Issue 2,203 February 15 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
  4. Aryeh, Elvis D. (4 January 1997). Daily Graphic: Issue 1,4333 January 4 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
  5. Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (11 October 2019). "Hearts of Oak among elite group of CAF Champions League winners in the last 20 years". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. Asare, Nana (20 August 2020). "Ecuador 95: FIFA celebrates Ghana's starlets who stole the heart of the footballing world". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 - Ecuador 1995: Ghana keep crown in Africa - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. "Joseph Ansah". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "Former Hearts of Oak captain Ansah slams team". GhanaWeb. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. "Hearts' current team lacks quality - Joe Ansah". GhanaWeb. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. "Champions League is our target -Hearts". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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