Joseph Addo (born November 2, 1990, in

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 ...

) is a

ian footballer currently playing for Ghanaian club Aduana Stars in the Glo Premier, as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Career

Addo began his career on youth team of Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. and was promoted to the club's senior

Glo 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 ...

team in January 2006. After his return from the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup he became the starting goalie for his club Sekondi Hasaacas. Addo left the club following its relegation to the Poly Tank Division One League and from the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season and joined Glo Premier League club and joined Heart of Lions in start for the 2011–12 Glo Premier League season.

International career

Addo was member for

Ghana national under-17 football team The Ghana national U-17 football team, known as the Black Starlets, is the youngest team that represents Ghana in football. They are two-time FIFA U-17 World Cup Champions in 1991 and 1995 and a two-time Runner-up in 1993 and 1997 ...

in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and played 7 games. He was the first choice goalkeeper for the under 17 tournament in Korea 2007 where Ghana placed third in the championship. On 19 August 2008 was called for the Satellites and with the team won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt where he was taken the second choice goalkeeper. He was called up to the senior

squad for a World Cup qualifier against

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

in October 2017.

Titles and honours

International

Ghana U-20 *

FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...

Champion: 2009

References

External links

FIFA Profile
1990 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers King Faisal Babes F.C. players Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players African Games gold medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in football Aduana Stars F.C. players Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games People from Central Region (Ghana) {{Ghana-footy-goalkeeper-stub