Samuel Adjei (born 1 September 1980) is a

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 Tog ...

ian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Adjei was born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. He was transferred from Accra-based club Hearts of Oak to

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for a reported $150,000 on 15 September 2005. On 29 November 2008, he returned to Hearts of Oak for a second spell with the club. He agreed to return to Hearts Of Oak SC on a one-year contract in order to convince then national team coach Milovan Rajevac to include him in the national side. In July 2009, he trialled with South African club

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International career

Adjei was the first-choice

for the national side until 2006, when

Richard Kingson Richard Kingson (born 13 June 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team. He is also known by his Turkish name Faruk Gürsoy and ...

rose to prominence. Adjei was named in

's squad for the

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and 2006 World Cup squad on 13 May 2006.WM-Teilnehmer Ghana patzt gegen Nigeria
/ref> Adjei made one appearance on the tournament, as a substitute, when the first choice goalkeeper

was taken off with an injury. On 24 March 2007, Adjei manned the post for Ghana against

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in a FIFA International friendly in

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. He was however injured in a collision with an Austrian striker in the first half and was taken to the hospital. Kingson was brought on to replace him. He was again called up to join the Ghanaian national team in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations as the second choice goal keeper, after which he retired from international football. However he received a recall for Ghana's

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qualifying match against Congo.

References

External links

Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei, Sammy 1980 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Ghana international footballers F.C. Ashdod players Club Africain players Expatriate footballers in Israel 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2011 African Nations Championship players Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Israeli Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ghana A' international footballers