Emmanuel Duah Explained

Emmanuel Duah
Birth Date:14 November 1976
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana
Height:1.68 m
Position:Winger
Years1:1991–1992
Clubs1:Neoplan Stars
Years2:1992–1993
Clubs2:Torino
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1993–1994
Clubs3:Standard Liège
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1994–1995
Clubs4:Demirspor
Caps4:19
Goals4:3
Years5:1995–1996
Clubs5:Eskişehirspor
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:Mallorca
Caps6:12
Goals6:2
Years7:1997–2002
Clubs7:União Leiria
Caps7:106
Goals7:29
Years8:2002–2004
Clubs8:Gil Vicente
Caps8:38
Goals8:3
Years9:2004
Clubs9:Ovarense
Years10:2004–2006
Clubs10:Nejmeh
Years11:2006–2008
Clubs11:Hapoel Acre
Caps11:24
Goals11:3
Totalcaps:208
Totalgoals:40
Nationalyears1:1991–1993
Nationalteam1:Ghana U17
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:1993
Nationalteam2:Ghana U20
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:1994–2004
Nationalteam3:Ghana
Nationalcaps3:23
Nationalgoals3:3
Nationalyears4:1996
Nationalteam4:Ghana Olympic
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0

Emmanuel Duah (born 14 November 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Duah was born in Kumasi, Ghana. After his exploits at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 15-year-old Duah was bought by Serie A club Torino FC, alongside teammates Mark Edusei, Mohammed Gargo and Samuel Kuffour.[1] He never appeared officially for the Italians, and also had a very difficult time at his following team, Standard Liège in Belgium.

After two years in Turkey with as many clubs, Duah joined RCD Mallorca in the Spanish second division, being sparingly used as the Balearic Islands side promoted to La Liga. His next stop – also in the second level – would be his most productive and steady, as he played five years with U.D. Leiria from Portugal, also attaining promotion in his debut season with a career-best 11 goals in only 18 games.

Duah was used regularly by Leiria in the following Primeira Liga campaigns, but only appeared in ten matches in 2001–02 (three goals) as the José Mourinho-led team qualified to the UEFA Intertoto Cup after finishing seventh. Subsequently, released he continued in the country, playing two seasons with Gil Vicente F.C. also in the top flight.

Duah closed out his career in 2008 at nearly 32, after two-year spells in Lebanon and Israel with Nejmeh and Hapoel Acre, respectively.

International career

Duah was a member of Ghana's under-17 team that won the 1991 FIFA World Championship in Italy, scoring his only goal in the tournament in the final against Spain (1–0). In 1993 he was again essential as the under-20s reached the final, losing to Brazil.

A full international since the age of 18, Duah represented the nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, exiting in the quarterfinals in the former competition.

Honours

Club

Torino

1992–93

União de Leiria

1997–98

Nejmeh

2004–05

2004–05

International

Ghana U17

1991

Ghana U20

Runner-up 1993

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Il Ghana e il Toro: prima di Acquah, Pelè e i fattorini Kuffour, Gargo e Duah. Ghana and Toro: before Acquah, Pelè and the errand boys Kuffour, Gargo and Duah. Toro. it. 20 June 2015. 3 February 2016. 9 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509113234/http://www.toro.it/content/il-ghana-e-il-toro-prima-di-acquah-pele-e-i-fattorino-kuffour-gargo-e-duah.html. dead.