Foli Adade
Ghanaian footballer
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Foli Adadey (born 10 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Medeama and the Ghana national football team.[1][2]
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| Full name | Foli Adadey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Medeama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Tema Youth | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Medeama | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Adade played for Tema based football club, Tema Youth.[3] In 2010, Adade joined Ebusua Dwarfs where Adade had been the first choice goalkeeper for the team, and in 2013, Adade joined Medeama in the Ghana Premier League.[1][2][3]
International career
In June 2013, Adade was included in the Ghana twenty-six man team for two international friendly matches against Ivory Coast.[4][5][6] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Adade to be included in the Ghana national team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[7] Adade helped the Ghana national football team defeat Senegal, placing first by three goals to one.[8] Adade was part of the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship that finished runner-up.
Honours
Club
- Medeama SC
- Ghanaian FA Cup Winner: 2013[citation needed]
National team
- WAFU Nations Cup Winner: 2013[citation needed]
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2014[citation needed]
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Brazil[citation needed]