Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Earlier career

Gadze played for several Ghanaian teams, including

Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Cape Coast. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and hold home games at Cape Coast Sports Stadi ...

, before signing for

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club

Delhi Dynamos Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

in September 2015. Gadze scored his first goal for Delhi Dynamos in their 2–1 victory over

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on 14 October 2015.

HJK

On 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for

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side

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on loan, returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016.

Zira

On 1 February 2017,

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of the

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announced the signing of Gadze on a half year contract. Zira announced on 30 May 2017, that Gadze had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year. Zira declined to take up the option of the second year of Gadze's contract, with him leaving Zira at the end of the 2017/18 season.

Zira return

In October 2019, Gadze returned to

on a one-year contract.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with

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Sumgayit

On 27 October 2022, Gadze signed for

club

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on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. He scored against "Neftchi" in the first game.

Rajasthan United

In September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with

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side Rajasthan United.

International career

On 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in an 1–0 defeat to

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. In November 2013, coach

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, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the

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. He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

by three goals to one.

Career statistics

Club

References

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* 1993 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs players Odisha FC players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Zira FK players FC Voluntari players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Rajasthan United FC players Ghana Premier League players Indian Super League players Veikkausliiga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Liga I players Moldovan Super Liga players Israeli Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Sumgayit FK players {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub