Nathaniel Adjei
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 August 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Teshie, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Danbort FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Danbort FC | ||
2021–2022 | → Hammarby TFF (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2022– | Hammarby IF | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Ghana U-20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 |
Nathaniel Adjei (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]
Early life
Born and raised in Teshie, Adjei started to play youth football with local club Danbort FC at age 13.[2] The team competed in Division One League, Ghana's second tier.[3]
Club career
Hammarby IF
On 13 August 2021, Ajdei joined Hammarby TFF in Sweden's third tier Ettan, the feeder team of Hammarby IF. He was signed on a one-year loan from Danbort, together with fellow Ghanaian player Emmanuel Agyeman Duah from Karela United.[4]
On 11 July 2022, Adjei was promoted to Hammarby's first team, completing a permanent transfer from Danbort by signing a four and a half-year contract.[5] On 17 September the same year, Adjei made his Allsvenskan debut in a 1–1 away draw against BK Häcken, in which he scored an own goal.[6]
International career
Being part of the Ghanaian youth selections since 2018, Adjei was the vice captain of the Ghana national U17's.[7]
Adjei was called up to the Ghana national U20's for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, at age 16.[8]
He was also part of Ghana's squad in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[9] He played three games throughout the tournament, before suffering an injury ahead of the knockout stage, that Ghana went on to win through a 2–0 win in the final against Uganda.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2022[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hammarby TFF | 2021 | Ettan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Hammarby IF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
References
- ^ "Nathaniel Adjei" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Nathaniel Adjei tackar för stödet: "Mina DM bara exploderade"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Base Soccer Agency grabs Ghana U-20 defender Nathaniel Adjei". News Ghana. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Varmt välkomna till HTFF" (in Swedish). Hammarby Talang FF. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Adjei till A-laget från HTFF" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Sent tappad seger vid Wieselgrensplatsen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "We're not taking any chances, says Ghana starlet ahead of Cote d'Ivoire clash at Wafu Zone B championship". Goal. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Satellites search for lost glory". Ghana Football Association. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Black Satellites off to Mauritania for U20 Afcon". Ghana Football Association. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Ghana beat debutants Uganda to clinch Total AFCON U20 title". Confederation of African Football. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Black Satellites receive massive boost as three injured players return to training". Ghana Football Association. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Nathaniel Adjei at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Nathaniel Adjei at Soccerway
- CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv)
- Soccerway template using numeric ID
- Articles with short description
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ghana youth international footballers
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Hammarby Talang FF players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden