Collins Tanor (born 4 January 1998 in
Brong-Ahafo,
Ghana
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) is a Ghanaian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for club
Hereford, on dual registration from club
Stratford Town.
Early career
Coming from
Brong-Ahafo of
Ghana
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, Tanor started out at the
Right to Dream Academy
Right to Dream is a Ghanaian Youth system, football academy. The academy started in 1999 training a small number of boys in Accra and grew into a residential school and training center. As of 2021 it was owned by Mansour Group.
History
Right to ...
since joining on a student-athlete scholarship at the age of 10. During his time at the academy, Collins captained the Ghana U17s – leading them to a four-nation tournament victory in 2014. He also guided the RtD Academy U18s to a second successive victory in the Gothia Cup in Sweden. In 2014, Tanor played in the Al Kass U17 International Cup in Qatar with
Manchester City U17.
As a result, he would train and eventually sign with the club.
Club career
FC Nordsjælland (loan)
On 28 January 2016 it was confirmed, that Tanor had signed a season long loan deal with
Danish Superliga
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-side
FC Nordsjælland
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. He started the first five months at the club, playing for the reserve side.
Tanor got his FC Nordsjælland debut on 9 May 2016, where he played 45 minutes, before getting replaced by
Godsway Donyoh in a 1–2 defeat against
Brøndby IF in the
Danish Superliga
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. He went on to make two appearances at the end of the 2015–16 season.
In the 2016–17 season, Tanor started the whole game, where the club beat AB Taarnby 4–1 in
the second round of the Danish Cup. However, Tanor only played two matches in the start of the 2016–17 season as a substitute, due to problems with his stomach. He was diagnosed with sport hernia in his stomach, and was out for six months following an operation. He made his rehabilitation in Manchester, before returning to Denmark. After he returned in April 2017, he began playing for the U19 squad. He was for example with the U19 squad in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
, where they played a friendly tournament. It wasn't until 29 May 2017 when he made his return to the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 win over Brøndby IF
in the last game of the league's Championship round.
In the 2017–18 season, Tanor started out playing in the reserve side for the most of the first half of the season and struggled to make a breakthrough in the first team. As a result, on 31 January 2018, FCN terminated the loan deal with midfielder.
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)
After his two-years loan spell at FC Nordsjælland came to an end, Tanor left Manchester City when he joined
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen, or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the second-tier First Division B after relegating from the top tier in the 2021–22 season. In 201 ...
on a loan-contract until the end of this season, with an option for another year.
Tanor made his KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk debut, where he came on as a substitute later in the second-half, as they drew 1–1 against
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it inherited, '' ...
on 16 February 2018.
Hobro IK (loan)
On 31 August 2018,
Hobro IK
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Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Hob ...
announced, that they had signed Tanor on a loan-contract for the rest of the season.
Thisted FC (loan)
Tanor and Hobro interrupted the loan deal, and was loaned out to
Thisted FC
Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ...
instead, for the rest of the season.
South Bend Lions
After a spell at Georgian club
Shukura Kobuleti
FC Shukura Kobuleti, commonly known as Shukura Kobuleti or simply Shukura, is a Georgian football club from Kobuleti, the second largest city of Adjara.
After the 2022 season, they were promoted to Erovnuli Liga, the top tier of Georgian champio ...
in 2021, Tanor was without club for almost a year, before joining American
USL League Two
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side
South Bend Lions in July 2022.
Return to English football
On 23 January 2024, Tanor joined
National League North
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club
Hereford on dual registration from
Southern League Premier Division Central club
Stratford Town.
Playing style
Tanor's playing style is described as ''"a great talent who loves to control the game. He can either play as number 6 or 8 in the midfield. He is very energetic and thoughtful in his episodes."''
References
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1998 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
People from Brong-Ahafo Region
Right to Dream Academy players
Manchester City F.C. players
FC Nordsjælland players
Hobro IK players
K Beerschot VA players
Thisted FC players
FC Shukura Kobuleti players
Stratford Town F.C. players
Hereford F.C. players
USL League Two players
Danish Superliga players
Danish 1st Division players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States