Richard Gadze

Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for I-League club Rajasthan United.

Richard Gadze
Personal information
Full name Richard Gadze
Date of birth (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Ebusua Dwarfs 0 (0)
2015–2017 Delhi Dynamos 28 (9)
2016 → HJK (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → Zira (loan) 12 (3)
2017–2018 Zira 23 (7)
2018–2019 Voluntari 28 (6)
2019–2020 Zira 11 (3)
2020–2021 Sheriff Tiraspol 18 (5)
2021 Bnei Sakhnin 0 (0)
2022 Sheikh Russel 11 (3)
2022–2023 Sumgayit 7 (1)
2023– Rajasthan United 0 (0)
International career
2013 Ghana U-23 2 (1)
2013 Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Earlier career

Gadze played for several Ghanaian teams, including Ebusua Dwarfs,[1] before signing for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos in September 2015.[2] Gadze scored his first goal for Delhi Dynamos in their 2–1 victory over Pune City on 14 October 2015.[3]

HJK

On 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for Veikkausliiga side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on loan,[4] returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016.[5]

Zira

On 1 February 2017, Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League announced the signing of Gadze on a half year contract.[6] Zira announced on 30 May 2017, that Gadze had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[7] Zira declined to take up the option of the second year of Gadze's contract, with him leaving Zira at the end of the 2017/18 season.[8]

Zira return

In October 2019, Gadze returned to Zira FK on a one-year contract.[9]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with Sheriff Tiraspol.[10]

Sumgayit

On 27 October 2022, Gadze signed for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11] He scored against "Neftchi" in the first game.[12]

Rajasthan United

In September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with I-League side Rajasthan United.[13][14]

International career

On 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in the 0–1 loss to Libya. In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[15] He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 December 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Delhi Dynamos 2015 Indian Super League 164––––164
2016 125––––125
Total 289––––289
HJK (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 140200040–200
Zira (loan) 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 12300–––123
Zira 2017–18 23720–42–299
Voluntari 2018–19 Liga I 28610–––296
Zira 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 11320–––133
Sheriff Tiraspol 2020–21 Moldovan National Division 18500–10–195
Bnei Sakhnin 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 000020––20
Sheikh Russel 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 11300–––113
Sumgayit 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League 7110–––81
Career total 152378020920017139

References
  1. "Ghana Start Camping Today For Wafu Tournament". modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. "ISL 2: Delhi Dynamos sign Ghanaian Richard Gadze". mid-day.com/. mid-day. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Ghana attacker Richard Gadze scores debut goal for Delhi Dynamos in Indian top-flight". ghanasportsonline.com/. ghanasportsonline. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. "HJK sopimukseen ghanalaishyökkääjän kanssa". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. "Richard Gadze palaa Delhiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. "Zirə qanalı hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. "Riçard Qadze ilə yeni müqavilə imzalandı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. "Официально: Гадзе покинул Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. "Richard Gadze happy to "return home" after sealing move to Zira FK". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. "Добро пожаловать, Ричард". www.fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ""Sumqayıt" FK Riçard Qadze ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  12. "XIII tur / 2022-11-04". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). PFL. 5 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  13. "Player profile – Club career – Season statistics: Richard Gadze". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  14. Rajasthan United FC [@RajasthanUnited] (27 September 2023). "Meet our new Goal Machine, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗲! ⚽🇬🇭 #RajasthanUnitedFC #Ghana #Gadze #Ileague" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  16. "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  17. "R.Gadze". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.


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