Dominic Adiyiah Explained

Dominic Adiyiah
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Full Name:Dominic Adiyiah[1]
Birth Date:29 November 1989
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Height:1.72 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Feyenoord Ghana
Years1:2006–2007
Clubs1:Feyenoord Ghana
Years2:2007–2008
Years3:2008–2010
Clubs3:Fredrikstad
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2010–2012
Clubs4:Milan
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:→ Reggina (loan)
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2011
Clubs6:→ Partizan (loan)
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2011
Clubs7:→ Karşıyaka (loan)
Caps7:8
Goals7:0
Years8:2012
Clubs8:→ Arsenal Kyiv (loan)
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2012–2013
Clubs9:Arsenal Kyiv
Caps9:36
Goals9:7
Years10:2014
Clubs10:Atyrau
Caps10:14
Goals10:1
Years11:2015–2018
Clubs11:Nakhon Ratchasima
Caps11:96
Goals11:19
Years12:2019
Clubs12:Sisaket
Caps12:22
Goals12:6
Years13:2020–2021
Clubs13:Chiangmai United
Caps13:11
Goals13:1
Nationalyears1:2008–2009
Nationalteam1:Ghana U-20
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:8
Nationalyears2:2009–2013
Nationalteam2:Ghana
Nationalcaps2:20
Nationalgoals2:4
Club-Update:12:25, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:15 April 2014

Dominic Adiyiah (born 29 November 1989) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Adiyiah began his football career at Feyenoord Ghana.[2] He spent several years in Gomoa Fetteh, where the academy is based, before transferring to Heart of Lions in 2007. After making his debut in the Ghana Premier League with the club based in Kpandu, at the end of the 2007–08 season he was named Most Exciting Player of the league.[3]

Fredrikstad

In August 2008, Adiyiah made the move to Europe, being signed by Norwegian top flight club Fredrikstad for a fee of £100,000 (approx. €125,000 as of that date).[2] He made his debut for the club in an away match against Aalesund, on 30 August. He went scoreless in four appearances during the 2008 season, as the team finished second in the league.[4]

The following season, he scored twice during the training camp, but did not scored in the four league matches he appeared.[5] He also made his debut in the Europa League, in the second leg of the third qualifying round against Lech Poznań.[6]

AC Milan

In late October 2009, after impressing in the U-20 World Cup, Adiyiah was reported to be close to joining Serie A club A.C. Milan. Speculation increased as Fredrikstad announced they had received a bid €500,000 for the young striker from a big European club.[7] The rumour was eventually confirmed by Milan CEO Adriano Galliani on 1 November,[8] and six days later the Ghanaian signed his new contract, as he had passed routine medical examinations.[9]

The move was ratified on 2 January 2010, the first day of the winter transfer window. However Adiyiah was still not able to play, since he was called up by the Ghana national team to take part in the African Nations Cup.[10] Upon his return, a month later, he also secured an Italian work permit, which he was still lacking, thus becoming definitively eligible to play.[11] Despite this, he was never selected by head coach Leonardo during the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On 25 June 2012, Adiyiah completed a three-year contract with Arsenal Kyiv, ending his three years career with AC Milan.

Partizan (loan)

Subsequently, Adiyiah was sent to Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan on another loan deal until the end of the season[12] where he joined his national teammate Prince Tagoe.

Karşıyaka (loan)

In the 2011 summer transfer window he signed a loan-deal with Karşıyaka who play in Bank Asya 1. Lig, Turkey's second-tier league.[13]

Arsenal Kyiv

However, in February 2012 he was called back from Karşıyaka, due to lack of playing time and loaned to Ukrainian Premier League side Arsenal Kyiv.[14] On 25 June 2012, Adiyiah completed a three-year contract with Arsenal Kyiv, after spending three years with AC Milan.[15]

Atyrau

In June 2014, Adiyiah signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Atyrau.[16]

Nakhon Ratchasima

In February 2015, Adiyiah signed for Thai Premier League side Nakhon Ratchasima F.C.[17] After a successful season where Nakon Ratchasima reached 8th place Adiyiah announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[18] He later changed his mind however and agreed to stay at Nakhon Ratchasima for another season.

International career

Ghana U-20

Adiyiah started to be called up by the Black Satellites in 2008, making his debut on 30 March, in a match against Niger,[19] and also participating in the WAFU U-20 Championship.[20] The following year, he was part of the squad that won the African Youth Championship.[21] [22] His successful 2009 was not over: in October, he took part also in the U-20 World Cup held in Egypt;[23] as the team went on winning the trophy, he was awarded the Golden Shoe for the top-scorer with 8 goals in 7 games and was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[24]

Ghana

Adiyiah earned his first call-up with the Black Stars on 3 November 2009, shortly after the U-20 triumph, for a World Cup qualification match against Mali, to be played on 15 November.[25] However, he was left as an unused substitute.[26] He did make his senior debut three days later though, in a friendly against Angola.[27] In January 2010, he was part of the Ghanaian team that reached the final at the African Nations Cup. Despite making only two substitute appearances, he showed glimpses of a player for the future.[28]

In June of the same year, Adiyiah was called up to take part in the upcoming World Cup, to be played in South Africa.[29] He made his debut in the competition during the last match of the group stage against Germany, coming off the bench for the final minutes.[30] After being left as an unused substitute in the round of 16, he was sent on in the quarter-finals against Uruguay. In the very last minute of extra time, Adiyiah's header was saved on the line by Uruguyan striker Luis Suárez, who palmed the ball away with both his hands, resulting in a penalty kick for Ghana and Suarez being sent off. However, Asamoah Gyan smashed the penalty against the bar and the game went to the shootout. Adiyiah took the fourth penalty with his team trailing 2–3, but had his shot saved; Sebastián Abreu seized the chance by subsequently scoring the deciding penalty for Uruguay.[31]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana2009–1080
2010–1172
2011–1232
Total184

Honours

Partizan[32]

Ghana U20

Ghana

Individual

2009[34]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Ghana . FIFA . 9 . 6 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf . 13 October 2009 .
  2. Web site: Dominic Adiyiah looks set to be a star of the future . Nick Bidwell . WorldSoccer.com . World Soccer . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604163332/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/dominic_adiyiah_looks_set_to_be_a_star_of_the_future_writes_nick_bidwell_features_292092.html . 4 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class . William Quarmine . 5 July 2008 . GhanaFoot.WordPress.com . Football Made in Ghana . 23 February 2010.
  4. Web site: Sølvguttene fikk sine medaljer! . Karl Filip Singdahlsen . 11 February 2008 . FredrikstadFK.no . . 23 February 2010 . no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180035/http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/1503/475/ . 24 July 2011 .
  5. Web site: Tippeligaen 2009 Dominic Adiyiah . FredrikstadFK.no . . 23 February 2010 . no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091116044825/http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/component/option%2Ccom_joomleague/func%2CshowPlayer/p%2C19/pid%2C480/Itemid%2C460/ . 16 November 2009.
  6. Web site: Lech Poznan vs. Fredrikstad – 6 August 2009 . 6 August 2009 . SoccerWay.com . Soccer Way . 23 February 2010.
  7. Web site: Milan on verge of signing under-20 Ghana star Dominic Adiyiah . Adam Scime . 29 October 2009 . Goal.com . 23 February 2010.
  8. Web site: AC Milan set to complete Adiyiah and Beckham deals . 1 November 2009 . . 23 February 2010 . 4 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115746/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=692382&sec=transfers&cc=5739 . dead .
  9. Web site: Great Leo, great play . 6 November 2009 . ACMilan.com . . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091110002818/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=93500 . 10 November 2009 .
  10. Web site: Ghana: African Cup of Nations about to begin . https://archive.today/20120720040628/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=114458 . dead . 20 July 2012 . 8 January 2020 . ACMilan.com . A.C. Milan . 23 February 2010.
  11. Web site: Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah secures Italian work permit to join Milan . K.N.S. Mensah . 8 February 2010 . Goal.com . 23 February 2010.
  12. News: Dominic Adiyiah latest signing . partizan.rs . . 1 February 2011 . 1 February 2011 .
  13. News: 20 July 2011 . Milan'dan-Karşıyaka'ya (in Turkish, but can be translated into English) . https://archive.today/20120708225544/http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Milandan-Karsiyakaya_3_Detail_392_231908.htm . dead . 8 July 2012 . Karsiyaka-Milan . fanatik.ekolay.net . 22 November 2011 . tr .
  14. News: Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah joins Arsenal Kiev . ghanasoccernet.com . 14 February 2012 . 15 February 2012 . 26 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126231151/http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-striker-dominic-adiyiah-joins-arsenal-kiev . dead .
  15. News: Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah joins Arsenal Kiev . ghanasoccernet.com . 25 June 2012 . 27 June 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040142/http://ghanasoccernet.com/arsenal-kyiv-complete-dominic-adiyiah-deal/ . dead .
  16. Web site: ru:ФК «Атырау» презентовал Адийю. http://www.rfcatyrau.kz/rus/press_center//196/. www.rfcatyrau.kz/. FC Atyrau. 25 November 2014. ru. 26 June 2014. 1 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031052/http://www.rfcatyrau.kz/rus/press_center//196/. dead.
  17. Web site: th:โคราชประกาศคว้าตัว โดมินิค อดิยิอาห์ ศูนย์หน้าทีมชาติกาน่า. http://swatcat-fc.com/news/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4. swatcat-fc.com/. Nakhon Ratchasima F.C.. th. 16 February 2015.
  18. Web site: Insawang . Arwatchanon . Former AC Milan striker Adiyiah leaves Nakhon Ratchasima . Football Channel Asia . 16 December 2015 . 16 December 2015.
  19. Web site: Ghana win opening CHAN qualifier . Nana Obiri Yeboah & Michael Boateng . 30 March 2008 . GhanaFA.org . . 23 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229155550/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200803/2782.php . 29 February 2012 . dead.
  20. Web site: Adiyiah seeks UEFA success . Akyereko-Frimpong . 6 December 2008 . GhanaSoccertNet.com . 23 February 2010.
  21. Web site: Satellites seek opening day win . 27 November 2008 . GhanaFA.org . . 3 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034533/http://www.ghanafa.org/blacksatellites/200811/3317.php . 14 March 2012 . dead.
  22. Web site: Ghana are African U-20 Champions . 1 February 2009 . GhanaFA.org . . 3 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034543/http://www.ghanafa.org/blacksatellites/200902/3480.php . 14 March 2012 . dead.
  23. Web site: Ghana squad list . fifa.com . . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923081433/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team%3D1888264/squadlist.html . 23 September 2009 .
  24. Web site: Triple triumph for Adiyiah . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020014311/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=1119539.html . dead . 20 October 2009 . 17 October 2009 . fifa.com . FIFA . 23 February 2010.
  25. Web site: Milo calls up six from Satellites . 3 November 2009 . GhanaFA.org . Ghana Football Association . 23 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100312054929/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200911/4146.php . 12 March 2010 . dead.
  26. Web site: Ghana – Mali . 15 November 2009 . fifa.com . FIFA . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110119112502/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/africa/matches/round%3D252295/match%3D300070356/report.html . 19 January 2011 .
  27. Web site: Ghana draws with Angola in friendly . 18 November 2009 . News.MyJoyOnLine.com . Joy OnLine . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100225134059/http://news.myjoyonline.com/sports/200911/38111.asp . 25 February 2010.
  28. Web site: Dominic Adiyiah player profile . https://archive.today/20120713212500/http://nationscup.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=26321 . dead . 13 July 2012 . nationscup.mtnfootball.com . MTN Football . 23 February 2010 .
  29. Web site: Boateng handed Ghana spot . 30 May 2010 . fifa.com . FIFA . 2 June 2010.
  30. Web site: Germans seal top spot . 23 June 2010 . . 3 July 2010 . 21 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190110/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264053&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global . dead .
  31. Web site: Late heartache for Ghana . 2 July 2010 . . 3 July 2010 . 20 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820011854/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264116&cc=5739&ver=global . dead .
  32. Web site: Ghana - D. Adiyiah - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 1 June 2021. int.soccerway.com.
  33. Web site: Drogba emerges African Player of the Year again . 11 March 2010 . CAFOnLine.com . . 12 March 2010.
  34. Web site: Reggina Striker Dominic Adiyiah Named Ghana Footballer Of The Year. 13 September 2010. 3 October 2020. Goal.com.

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