Richmond Nketiah (born 28 October 1994) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as a

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Club career

He signed a contract with the Russian team

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before the 2015–16 season, but was unable to play for the team due to health issues. In March 2017, he joined Latvian club

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International career

In 2013, coach

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called him up to be a member of the Ghana U20 for the

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Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals
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* 1994 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Medeama S.C. players FC Jūrmala players FC Arsenal Tula players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia People from Bono East Region {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub