Daniel Adade (born 4 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Elite club Benfica de Macau.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Adade | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica de Macau | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saturn F.C. (Ghana) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Dreams | ||
| 2019 | Assalam | ||
| 2020–2022 | Lalenok United | ||
| 2022–2023 | Assalam | ||
| 2023– | Benfica de Macau | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn on 4 April 1995, in the city of Accra, Ghana, Daniel Adade started playing football on the Saturn F.C. (Ghana) team, where in 2007 and 2008 he played in the second division.[1][2]
In 2008, he left Saturn and went to play the second division for Accra Ranger, where he remained until 2010. In 2010, he signed a contract with Istanbul F.C., where he stayed until 2014, when he was loaned to Bochum-Linden.[3][4]
Dreams F.C.
editIn 2016, Adade signed a contract with Dreams and debuted in the Ghana Premier League (first division of Ghana).[4][5][1]
East Timor
editIn 2016, Adade left the African continent and went to venture into Southeast Asia.[1][6]
The first Timorese club in which Adade served was Zebra from the city of Baucau, and also played for Karketu Dili, where he had a quick passage between 2016 and 2017.[7] In 2018 he returned to his country to defend the colors of Dreams, with whom he still had contractual ties.[1]
He returned to Timor to compete for the Liga Futebol Amadora by the Assalam team. His style of playing and scoring goals drew the attention of the other Timorese teams.[8][1]
His style of playing and scoring goals helped the Assalam to win the 2018 LFA Segunda title and get promoted to Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão.[9][10][1]
In 2020, he joined Lalenok United to compete as the club sought to bolster their squad ahead of their 2020 AFC Cup campaign.[11][10][1][12]
International career
editIn 2015, he was shortlisted to play for his country's national team in the under-20 world cup in New Zealand, but ended up suffering an injury and was cut.[13][14]
References
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- ^ "Daniel Adade". eurosport.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Ghana 2014/15". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Dreams FC complete signing of Istanbul FC star striker Daniel Adade". modernghana. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Adade Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Adade - Football Manager 2020". sortitoutsi.net. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "D. Adade". home.lalenokunited.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian striker Daniel Adade wins top scorer award in East Timor top-flight league". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "East Timor 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Former Dreams FC striker Daniel Adade wins top Asian league award". footballghana.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Play-off - 1st Leg: Lalenok United FC 1-4 PSM Makassar". the-afc.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Adade FM 2021". fmdataba.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "D. Adade". home.lalenokunited.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Adade is Ghana's Next Big Name in Football". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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