David Addy

David Addy
Personal information
Addy playing in the Europa League
Full name	David Nii Addy
Date of birth	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
Place of birth	Prampram, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Delhi Dynamos FC
Youth career
	S.C. Adelaide
	Inter Allies FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Inter Allies FC
2005–2007	→ All Stars FC (loan)
2008–2010	Randers FC	20	(0)
2010–2012	FC Porto	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Académica de Coimbra (loan)	14	(2)
2011–2012	→ Panetolikos (loan)	25	(1)
2012–2014	Vitória S.C	39	(2)
2014–2015	Waasland-Beveren	27	(0)
2016–	Delhi Dynamos	0	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Ghana U-20	14	(0)
2008–	Ghana	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2012

David Nii Addy (born 21 February 1990 in Prampram) is a Ghanaian international footballer, who plays for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos FC and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Randers

In Summer 2008, Addy made his first international move to Europe, from a Ghanaian Club – International Allies FC being signed by Danish SAS Ligaen club Randers FC. At Randers FC,Addy made his debut on 19 October against Vejle gaining 7 minutes.^[1]

In the following season, Addy was part of the Randers FC squad that went to compete in the UEFA Europa League.He also made his debut in the UEFA Europa League, in the first qualifying round against Linfield FC from Northern Ireland on 2 July 2009.^[2]

Porto

On 1 February 2010 the Ghanaian U-20 champion joined Portuguese top club FC Porto from SAS Ligaen side Randers FC for €800,000, signing a three ½ year contract.^[3]^[4]

The young Ghanaian U-20 made his debut for FC Porto on 14 April 2010 in a 4–0 Victory against Rio Ave FC.

Académica de Coimbra

In July 2010, he joined Académica de Coimbra on a season-long loan from Portuguese club FC Porto.

Panetolikos

On 31 August 2011, he joined a newly promoted Greek Superleague side Panetolikos F.C. on a season-long loan from Porto.

Vitoria S.C

On 30 September 2012, Addy signed a two-year deal for Vitoria S.C..^[5] In May 2013 Addy helped Vitoria S.C. win the 2012/13 Taca de Portugal^[6] and qualified for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League. Addy had 4 successful UEFA Europa League appearances against Real Betis, Olympic Lyon and Rijeka. Vitoria S.C finished third in Group I and made an early exit from the competition.

Waasland-Beveren

In August 2014 Addy signed a 2-year deal with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren.^[7]

Delhi Dynamos FC

On the 18th of November 2016, Addy played his first match for Dynamos in the ISL on the left side of attack.

International Career

Ghana U-20

Addy earned his first Black Satellites call-up after an impressive performance with the Local Black Stars in 2008, making his debut in January 2008 in a match against Angola. In 2009 Addy was part of the squad that won the 2009 African Youth Championship. His success continued in October 2009 as he also took part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt which the team went on to win, making them the first African Nation to have ever won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Ghana

He was called up for the Black Stars for the game versus Lesotho on 8 June 2008.^[8] His second game was on 2 November 2008 Vs. Niger national football team.^[9] Addy has recently been called up to play for the Ghanaian Senior National Football team, he is playing for his country. Also, he was selected for the recent match against South Africa, where he played almost the whole game, but was taken off in the 84th minute.

Personal life

In summer 2010,Addy got engaged to German-Ghanaian Economics graduate Dyen Gabriel. The couple first met in 2008 through a mutual friend. In June 2013, Addy married his fiancée Dyen Gabriel in a private ceremony in Accra.^[10] In May 2014 Addy and his wife celebrated the birth of their first child. The couple welcomed a bouncing baby girl in their lives born in Reading,Berkshire.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 22 April 2012.^[12]

Club	Season	Ghana Division 1		Ghanaian FA Cup		CAF Champions League		Ghana Super Cup		CAF Confederation Cup		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Allies	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inter Allies	2007–2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
All Stars FC	2005–2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Stars FC	2006–2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club	Season	Danish Superliga		Danish Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League				Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps		Goals		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Randers FC	2008–2009	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0	0	0	0
Randers FC	2009–2010	12	0	0	0	0	0	3		0		0	0	0	0	2	0
Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	3		0		0	0	23	0	2	0
Club	Season	Portuguesa Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		UEFA Champions League		Portuguese Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Porto	2009–2010	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FC Porto	2010–2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Académica	2010–2011	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	2	3	3
Total		13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	2	3	3
Club	Season	Greece Superleague		Greek Cup		UEFA Champions League		Greek Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panetolikos	2011–2012	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	8	1
Total		25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	8	1

¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the Taça da Liga: 2010 and 2011.

International

As of 7 March 2013^[13]

Ghana national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	5	0
2009	1	0
2010	5	0
2011	4	0
2012	2	0
2013	3	0
2014	1	0
Total	21	0

Honours

Individual

Ghana Premier League Young Defender of the year 2008

Club

FC Porto

Taca de Portugal Cup winners with FC Porto

Vitória Guimarães

Portuguese Cup: 2012–13 Cup winners with Vitoria S.C.

Country

African Youth Championship Champion: 2009
FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion: 2009

References

↑ Spiel: Randers FC vs Vejle – Danish SAS-Ligaen – ESPN Soccernet
↑ Spiel: Randers FC vs Linfield FC – Europa League – Randers FC Official Website
↑ Randers FC sælger David Batty til den portugisiske storklub FC Porto
↑ David Addy på plads i FC Porto – dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga
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↑ Match Stats Ghana vs. Lesotho
↑ Batty sticks with the Stars
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↑ "David Addy – Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
↑ "Addy, David". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

External links

Fifa Profile
David Addy at National-Football-Teams.com
10 Best Players at U-20 World Cup 2009 – Just-Football.com

Vitória S.C. – current squad

1 Douglas 2 Pedrão 3 Josué 4 Valente 5 R. Miranda 6 Moreno (c) 8 Zungu 9 Hernâni 10 Tozé 11 Alex 13 Bernard 16 Hurtado 18 Soares 19 Mbemba 20 J. Aurélio 21 Marega 23 Vigário 25 Francis 26 Gouano 32 Boyd 33 Georgemy 37 Mendes 41 Rúben 45 Xande 53 Konan 56 M. Silva 58 J. Pedro 76 Gaspar 81 Raphinha 91 Texeira 94 Phete Manager: Martins

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