Arthur Moses (born 3 March 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a striker. He is the owner and vice-president of

Bechem Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League. Histo ...

Club career

Moses was born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. In 1992, he was the leading scorer in the Nigerian Premier League with 11 as

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won their final league title. Moses joined French club

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on a two-year loan from German club

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in July 1995. Toulon secured an option to sign him permanently for €3 million. In June 1997 Toulon was unable to exercise its option and sold it on to

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. In August Moses moved on a season-long loan to Marseille with the transfer fee for a permanent move again set at €3 million. In June 1998, Marseille agreed a transfer fee of less than €3 million and in August, Moses signed a three-year contract with Marseille.

International career

Moses played for the Ghana national team at the

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Post-playing career

On 31 October 2008, Moses became owner of

along with

Tony Yeboah Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for sc ...

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* * * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ghana men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2. Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players UAE Pro League players Stationery Stores F.C. players Fortuna Düsseldorf players SC Toulon players Olympique de Marseille players Nîmes Olympique players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players Al Ain FC players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub