Samuel Adjei
Swedish footballer
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Samuel Adjei (born 18 January 1992) is a Swedish footballer of Ghanaian descent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Adjei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Eksjö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| 2009–2011 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:00, 3 December 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:58, 8 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career
Adjei was born in Eksjö, Sweden. He was discovered as a 12-year-old by lower league Swedish club Waggeryds IK. In January 2009, Premier League side Newcastle United signed Adjei from Swedish Second Division club Jönköpings Södra IF for a significant fee.[3] He then quickly made an impression in his new surroundings by playing in a first team friendly against Huddersfield Town in August 2009. At Newcastle United, Adjei spent three years developing, but soon suffered a nightmare time with injury and failing to progress during the periods when he has been fit.[4]
On 2 March 2012, Adjei joined Football League One side Hartlepool United on month-long loan deal.[5] He made his debut for Pool on 3 March, in a 1–1 draw with Milton Keynes Dons, coming on as a substitute for James Poole.[6] However, playing 30 minutes on his debut, Adjei soon suffered an hamstring injury, which leave him out for three-four weeks[7] and also made a return to his parent club.[8] At the end of the season, Adjei was released by the club when his contract has expired[9]
After seven months without a club, Adjei returned to Swedish by joining Jönköpings Södra IF, the team he started his football career, on a two-year contract.[10] After the move, Adjei says returning to the club made him a better player and insists he made a right decision to join Newcastle United in the press conference.[11]
