Godfred Donsah (born 7 June 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Chieti.[1]

Godfred Donsah
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chieti
Number 15
Youth career
DC United Agogo
2012–2013 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Verona 1 (0)
2014–2015 Cagliari 21 (2)
2015–2021 Bologna 67 (4)
2019–2020Cercle Brugge (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 24 (1)
2021–2022 Crotone 14 (1)
2022–2023 Yeni Malatyaspor 27 (0)
2023–2024 Şanlıurfaspor 11 (0)
2024– Chieti 9 (1)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 4 (0)
2017– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2018

Club career

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Born in Accra, Donsah made his senior debuts with local DC United Agogo before signing a contract with Palermo.[2] Before signing with Palermo, he had trials at A.S. Roma, but nothing came of it.[3] He joined Verona in summer 2013.

Donsah made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 19 April 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win at Atalanta.[4]

On 17 July 2014, he joined Cagliari[5] for a fee of €2.16 million.[6]

On 24 August 2015, Bologna announced the signing of Donsah on loan with a conditional obligation to buy if Donsah made his debut,[6][7] for a total fee of €7 million (€2.5M+€4.5M).[8] Donsah signed a four-year contract.[8] Donsah made his debut on 29 August, a match losing to Sassuolo 1–0.[9]

On 1 October 2020, Donsah joined Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan for the 2020–21 season.[10]

On 27 August 2021, Donsah terminated his contract with Bologna and then moved outright to Crotone, with whom he signed a two-year contract.[11] He left for Yeni Malatyaspor in Turkey in January 2022.

Career statistics

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As of 31 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hellas Verona 2013–14 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cagliari 2014–15 Serie A 21 2 2 0 23 2
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 20 2 0 0 20 2
2016–17 13 0 3 2 16 2
2017–18 28 2 0 0 28 2
2018–19 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 67 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 71 6
Career total 89 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 95 8

References

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  1. ^ Godfred Donsah at Soccerway
  2. ^ Godfred Donsah to sign for Palermo; Ark FM, 25 January 2012 Archived 11 May 2014 at archive.today
  3. ^ Ghanaian youth defender Godfred Donsah interacts with Hellas Verona fans; Ghana Soccernet, 2 May 2014
  4. ^ "Atalanta 1–2 Verona". Football Italia. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: Godfred Donsah al Cagliari" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b Cagliari Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from CCIAA (blog that contain id and password to download a copy) (in Italian)
  7. ^ "Donsah al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 24 August 2015 [from 2016 updated website]. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.(financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2016, PDF purchased from CCIAA (blog that contain id and password to download a copy) (in Italian)
  9. ^ ESPN match report
  10. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN GODFRED DONSAH". www.caykurrizespor.org.tr. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Godfred Donsah joins Italian side Crotone". www.ghanasoccernet.com.tr. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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