Joshua Tijani
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Full name | Joshua Tijani | ||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left-Back / Centre-Back | ||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||
Current team | Ashanti Gold | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||
–2012 | Wa All Stars | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Wa All Stars | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||
2013– | Ashanti Gold | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||
2013– | Ghana | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Joshua Tijani (born 21 April 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ashanti Gold and the Ghana national football team.[1]
Club career
Tijani began his youth and senior career with Ghana Premier League club Wa All Stars debuting in the 2012–2013 Ghanaian Premier League season prior to joining Ashanti Gold on 1 July 2013 at the beginning of the 2013–2014 Ghanaian Premier League season.
International career
In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited Tijani to be a part of the Ghana national football team squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[2] Tijani helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one.[3] Tijani was part of the Ghana national football team squad that finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.
Honours
National Team
- WAFU Nations Cup Winner: 2013
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2014
References
- ↑ "Ghana Start Camping Today For Wafu Tournament". modernghana.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.