Joachim Adukor
Liberian footballer (born 1993)
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Joachim Adukor (born 2 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Liberia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Parma (Ghana) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Emirates Sporting Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | → Gefle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gefle | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Trofense | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Béziers | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | OFI | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Sarajevo | 35 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Diósgyőr | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sarajevo | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Aktobe | 26 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sliema Wanderers | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Liberia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:21; 29 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Adukor plays as a central midfielder. He previously played for Gefle in the Swedish Allsvenskan, for Trofense in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, Béziers in France and OFI in the Football League Greece.[citation needed]
On 15 August 2017, Adukor signed with Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.[1] In the 2018–19 season, Adukor won the double with Sarajevo, winning both the Bosnian Premier League and the Bosnian Cup.[2][3] He left Sarajevo in June 2019 after his contract with the club expired.[4]
Shortly after leaving Sarajevo, on 1 July 2019, Adukor signed a contract with Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri.[5] Only one year later, on 8 September 2020, he came back to Sarajevo, signing a two-year contract.[6] Adukor played his first game for Sarajevo since his return in a cup match against Radnički Lukavac on 13 October 2020.[7]
International career
In October 2011, Adukor expressed his wish to link up with the Ghana under-20 national team ahead of the 2013 African U20 Championship.[8] In June 2012, he was selected to join the squad for the forthcoming qualification campaign.[9]
In May 2015, Adukor was invited to join the Ghana under-23 side for qualifiers for the All-Africa Games and the Olympic Games.
In June 2022 Adukor switched allegiances to represent Liberia internationally.[10] He debuted for Liberia in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on 13 June 2022 playing whole 90 minutes in a loss to Morocco.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2021.[12]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gefle | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Trofense | 2014–15 | LigaPro | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Béziers | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| OFI | 2016–17 | Football League Greece | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Sarajevo | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Diósgyőri | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Sarajevo | 2020–21 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 120 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 5 | ||
Honors
Sarajevo[12]