Daniel Addo (born 6 November 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional
footballer
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who last played for
King Faisal Babes
King Faisal Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, Glo Premier League. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-ba ...
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 ...
.
Club career
Addo enjoyed a ten-year career in
Europe
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, and was hailed as one of the most talented players from
Ghana
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in teenage years.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...
signed him in 1992 (he was only 15), alongside teammate
Sebastian Barnes. However, he never appeared for Bayer's first team, going on to represent
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...
(twice),
Karlsruher SC
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,
Wormatia Worms
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,
FC Lustenau
FC Lustenau 07 is a football club based in Lustenau, Vorarlberg. They currently compete in the Vorarlbergliga
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,
Vardar Skopje
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,
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.
International career
In his international career, Addo was both a member of the
Black Stars and the Black Meteors.
He played for
Ghana's U-17 at the
1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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in
Italy
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, also appearing in the
1993 edition, in
Japan
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.
With the
under-20, he played at the
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
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in
Australia
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.
Honours
Ghana U17
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
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:
1991
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Addo, Daniel
1976 births
Living people
Footballers from Accra
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghana men's international footballers
1996 African Cup of Nations players
2000 African Cup of Nations players
Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
2. Bundesliga players
Fortuna Düsseldorf players
Karlsruher SC players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Wormatia Worms players
FK Vardar players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Accra Great Olympics F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
King Faisal Babes F.C. players
Nejmeh SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon
FC Lustenau 07 players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
Lebanese Premier League players