Joseph Aidoo (born 24 August 1995) is a

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

n professional

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who plays as a defender for the Liberia national team.

Career

Early career

Born in

Monrovia, Liberia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...

, Aidoo arrived in the United States and began playing in the Philadelphia Lone Star youth system in 2006.

Philadelphia Lone Star FC

Aidoo made his top-tier league appearance in 2013 playing for Philadelphia Lone Star of the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially ...

for three seasons, scoring 13 goals in 35 appearances.

Uppsala Kurd FK

Ahead of the 2017–2018 season, he joined Swedish football club

Uppsala Kurd FK Uppsala Kurd FK is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Ma ...

Türkischer SV Oldenburg

On 1 January 2018, he joined the German Landesliga Web-Ems side Türkischer SV Oldenburg. He made his debut for the club away to SC Melle in a 2–1 loss on 18 February.

Llapi Besianë Podujevë

He signed a one-year deal with Kosovo Superliga club. Within a month, he opted for mutual termination of his contract after which he headed back to the United States.

Philadelphia Lone Star

Aidoo returned to his previous club Philadelphia Lone Star and signed a 12-month contract.

Michigan Stars FC

On 1 January 2019, Aidoo signed with

Michigan Stars FC Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). History The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spa ...

in the National Premier Soccer League on a free transfer. He established himself as a key player in the squad. In 2020, Aidoo further extended his stay with Michigan Stars ahead of their first professional season in the

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

Spring 2020. He made his debut on 29 February against California United Strikers.

International career

He made his international debut for

on 22 July 2018 in a 0–0 friendly draw against

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

. His second appearance for Liberia was on 30 September 2019 in another 0–0 friendly draw, against Botswana national football team, Botswana.

References

External links

Profile at Flashscore
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Profile at NPSL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aidoo, Joseph 1995 births Living people Men's association football defenders Liberian men's footballers Liberia men's international footballers Footballers from Monrovia Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players Michigan Stars FC players