Nathaniel Adjei (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 2 club Lorient.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Teshie, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| 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 | 24 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lorient (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lorient | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ghana U-23 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 | |||
Early life
editBorn 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
editOn 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][5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
On 27 January 2024, Adjei joined Lorient on loan with option to purchase in France until the end of the season.[8]
Adjei was transferred to Lorient upon exercise of the purchase option on 15 June 2024.[9]
International career
editBeing part of the Ghanaian youth selections since 2018, Adjei was the vice captain of the Ghana national U17's.[10]
Adjei was called up to the Ghana national U20's for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, at age 16.[11]
He was also part of Ghana's squad in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[12] 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.[13][14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 September 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Lorient (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ "Nathaniel Adjei" (in French). Lorient.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen 2022" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nathaniel Adjei prêté chez les Merlus" (in French). Lorient. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Nathaniel Adjei poursuit son aventure au FC Lorient" (in French). Lorient. 15 June 2024.
- ^ "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
External links
edit- Nathaniel Adjei at Soccerway
- Nathaniel Adjei at FootballDatabase.eu
- Nathaniel Adjei at WorldFootball.net