Joseph Tetteh Anang (born 8 June 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

Early life

Born in

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, Anang moved to England in his teenage years. Before playing as a goalkeeper, he played as a

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Club career

West Ham United

Anang began playing in the youth team for Danbort in his native Ghana, before moving to

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club Wa All Stars. He went on trial with

, ultimately signing for the club as an academy scholar in July 2017. He had to wait until March 2018 to play for the club's under-18 team, having not gained international clearance, during which he also trained with the first team alongside goalkeeper Adrián. Anang signed his first professional contract with West Ham on 1 July 2018. He made five appearances in the

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for West Ham's under-21 team. Anang signed a new contract with West Ham on 15 December 2020, with the agreement running until the summer of 2024.

Loan to Stevenage

Anang joined

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club

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on a season-long

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agreement on 15 June 2021. He made his

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debut in Stevenage's 1–0 victory against Barrow on 7 August 2021. Anang made 18 appearances during the first half of the 2021–22 season, before returning to West Ham in January 2022.

Loan to St Patrick's Athletic

On 28 January 2022, it was announced that Anang had signed for

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side

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

on loan until the end of November, ahead of their 2022 season, following a recommendation of the club by former

teammate

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who played for the club in 2021. On 11 February 2022, he made his debut for the club in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against

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, as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. He made his league debut for the club a week later, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win away to Dublin rivals Shelbourne at

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. He made his first appearance in European football on 21 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side

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in the

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. Anang was the penalty shootout "hero" in the second leg in

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as his side won the shootout 6–5 following a 0–0 draw after extra time. Anang's loan was cut short in August 2022 with Pat's manager

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stating that Anang refused to travel to

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for a

fixture against

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unless he was allowed to end his loan spell early after the club exited the competition.

Loan to Derby County

On 14 August 2022, Anang was recalled from his loan at St Patrick's Athletic and sent to

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on a season-long loan. He suffered a 'small arm fracture' in training shortly after signing for the club, an injury that kept him out of action for several months. The loan was terminated in January 2023.

International career

He has represented England at under-20 level, making his debut as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–0 victory against

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under-20s on 19 November 2019.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anang, Joseph 2000 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers English men's footballers West Ham United F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players England men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland League of Ireland players Place of birth missing (living people)