Gladson Awako (born December 31, 1990) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian

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who plays as a midfielder and captains Accra Hearts of Oaks.

Career

Early career

Awako began his career with

Berekum Arsenal Berekum Arsenal Football Club is a Ghanaian football club based in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana, about 30 minutes drive west from Sunyani. Founded in 1995, They are currently members of the Division One League. CAF Cup In 2006, the c ...

and joined in 2006 to

All Stars F.C. Legon Cities FC (formerly known as Wa All Stars FC) is a Football team, football club from Ghana currently based in Accra, Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Greater Accra. The club won the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League. History The club was fou ...

who played his first profi matches in the

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

. On 11 March 2008 was scouted from

Heart of Lions Heart of Lions Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Kpandu, Volta. The club competed in the Glo Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Offic ...

and left also after two years

He played than from May 2008 a half year on loan from

for Real Sportive between October 2008 on loan for Real Sportive before turned back to

. On 29 April 2009 the 19-year-old Ghanaian U-20 National Team player by

completed a trial training at

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and was eyeing from

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...

and A.C. Chievo in Italy.

Recreativo de Huelva

On 17 February 2010 the

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

club Recreativo de Huelva signed him, but he couldn't play for the first team or the "B" squad until summer 2010. After a half year, he returned to his former club

. On 10 June 2011, he moved to the fellow league club

Berekum 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. Hist ...

TP Mazembe

On 17 October 2012 Awako joined Congolese giants

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

on a five-year contract. At the end of November 2019, Awako move returned to Ghana and joined Accra Great Olympics.

International career

Awako is member of the Ghana national under-20 football team at 2009 African Youth Championship in

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and won with the team the tournament. He was called up for the Black Stars for a friendly game against

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and made in the game on 1 October 2009 his debut.

Style of play

Awako is highfFlying and skillful midfielder, who plays as

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, he is also a former fullback.

Honours

Berekum Chelsea *

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: 2012 TP Mazembe * DR Congo Championship :

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, 2013–14, 2015–16 *

DR Congo Super Cup The DR Congo Super Cup is a Congolese association football competition, which takes place in an annual match between the Linafoot The Vodacom Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Association Football Federation, the governing body of fo ...

: 2013, 2014, 2016 *

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...

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* Confederation Cup :

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, runner up:

* CAF Super Cup :

Hearts of Oak *

: 2022 *

Ghanaian FA Cup The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana ...

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Ghana U20 * 2009 African Youth Championship * 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Awako, Gladson 1990 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders USL Championship players Legon Cities FC players Men's association football midfielders Real Sportive players People from Berekum Heart of Lions F.C. players Berekum Arsenal F.C. players TP Mazembe players Phoenix Rising FC players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ghana men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players