Enoch Ebo Andoh (born 1 January 1993) is a

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who plays as a winger for club St Ives Town. He began his career in his native Ghana with

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and

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, before being signed up by Portuguese club

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. He joined Cypriot side

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in 2012, playing for the club in

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and

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final defeats before moving to England to play for

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in November 2014. He broke into the first team in the 2015–16 season, but picked up a serious injury in October 2015, and chose to leave the club in July 2016. He signed with

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in September 2017 and went on to join

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in August 2018. He returned to the

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when he signed with

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in January 2019. He went on to play for

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and

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, before returning to Nuneaton Borough in January 2020. He moved on to Stratford Town in September 2020, then signed with

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in January 2022 and St Ives Town in August 2022.

Club career

Early career

Born in Kumasi, Andoh started his professional career with

, before transferring to league rivals

in 2008 where he made his first-team debut. Having impressed in the

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, he was soon linked with a move abroad, including

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. In January 2011, he was sold to

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club

. He was a key member of the club's under-19 side during the 2011–12 season, scoring seven times as the team won the Northern Section of the Under-19 Portuguese Championship. In the finals stage, he scored as Porto defeated arch-rivals Benfica 3–0, while the side finished the competition fourth overall. He signed with

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side

in 2012, and played in the

final defeat to

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on 18 August. Head coach

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led the club to a fifth-place finish in the

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season. Andoh was an unused substitute in the

final defeat to

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at the

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. New boss

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took them to second place in the 2013–14 campaign.

Port Vale

He signed an eighteen-month contract with English

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side

on 25 November 2014, following a number of weeks training with the club. Having been overlooked for several months he enjoyed an impressive pre-season to force his way into the first team picture for the 2015–16 season. He made his debut in the

on 8 August in a 0–0 draw with rivals

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. He soon secured his place as the club's first-choice left-winger, and quickly became a popular player with supporters due to his positive attacking play. Club chairman

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stated that he expected to sell Andoh for around £2.5 million in the January transfer window, and the ''

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'' reported that

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were tracking the player. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with

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on 17 October. Three days later he suffered anterior cruciate damage in a collision with

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goalkeeper

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and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He left the club in July 2016 after failing to agree terms on a new contract. He returned to

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to train with the youth team in December 2016. He played a reserve team game for the Vale, the first since his injury, on 8 March 2017.

Non-League

Andoh had a trial at

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in July 2017. On 15 September 2017, he signed for

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club

. He scored on his debut the following day in a 3–1 defeat to

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in the second qualifying round of the

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. However he left the club in December 2017. On 2 August 2018, Andoh signed with

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side

after scoring for "Boro" in a pre-season friendly with former club Port Vale whilst on trial at

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. He scored four goals in 12 games in a three-month stay, and also picked up one assist and one player of the match award.

Macclesfield Town

On 11 January 2019, Andoh returned to the

when he signed a short-term contract with

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side

. However he did not play a first-team game for the "Silkmen" and was released by manager

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at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Later career

On 22 September 2019, Andoh joined

of the Southern League Premier Division Central and won a penalty later that day in his debut for the "Pitmen" in an FA Cup game with

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. He also played one cup game for

on 29 October 2019. He left the club on 21 January 2020 to rejoin

, now in the Southern League Premier Division Central. As a result of the

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, the 2019–20 season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. He switched to divisional rivals Stratford Town in September 2020. The

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season was also abandoned due to the ongoing pandemic in February 2021. He scored a hat-trick during a 5–3 defeat at

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on 7 September 2021. He scored a total of seven goals from 24 games for the "Bards" in the first half of the 2021–22 campaign. On 12 January 2022, Andoh signed with

, also of the Southern League Premier Division Central. He made 18 appearances in the second half of the 2021–22 season, scoring one goal in the

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, as the "Waders" were relegated into Division One Central. In August 2022, Andoh returned to the division when he joined St Ives Town.

International career

Andoh was named in the Ghana under-20 squad at the

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by head coach Orlando Wellington. He was called up to the under-23 side in April 2015.

Style of play

Andoh is a pacey winger who is able to take on defenders.

Career statistics

Honours

AEL Limassol *

runner-up: 2013 *

runner-up: 2013–14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andoh, Enoch 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in England Cypriot First Division players Association football wingers FC Porto players AEL Limassol players Port Vale F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players Biggleswade Town F.C. players St Ives Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players 2011 African Nations Championship players