Phil Ofosu-Ayeh
 Phil Ofosu-Ayeh in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Moers, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | VfL Wilhelmshaven | ||
| 2005–2007 | SV Wilhelmshaven | ||
| 2007–2009 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | SV Wilhelmshaven | 27 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 59 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | MSV Duisburg | 33 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | VfR Aalen | 32 | (1) |
| 2015– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Ghana U-20 | 1 | (0) | |
| 2015– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh (born 15 September 1991) is a German-born Ghanaian footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.
Career
Ofosu-Ayeh, born in Moers to a German mother and a Ghanaian father,[1] was given a call-up to the preliminary Ghana U-20 squad for the 2011 African Youth Championship, but his club at the time, SV Wilhelmshaven, refused to give him permission to play at the tournament.[2]
On 18 May 2011, he moved to FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and signed a two-year contract.
On 29 April 2014, he signed a two-year contract to join VfR Aalen the following season.[3] After Aalen's relegation, he transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga season.[4]
International career
On 13 October 2015, Ofosu-Ayeh made his full international debut for Ghana, in a friendly against Canada played in Washington, D.C..[5]
References
- ↑ "Germany-born whiz kid wants to play for Ghana". ghanasoccernet.com. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ Knuth-Voigt, Ralf; Ulbrich, Olaf (8 April 2011). "Ghanas U-20 beruft Talent vom SVW". Nordwest-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ "2. Liga: VfR Aalen verpflichtet Phil Ofosu-Ayeh vom MSV Duisburg" (in German). sportal.de. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Phil Ofosu-Ayeh" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Canada vs. Ghana 1 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
External links
- Phil Ofosu-Ayeh profile at Soccerway
- Phil Ofosu-Ayeh profile at Fussballdaten
- Phil Ofosu-Ayeh at weltfussball.de