Hamza Elias Explained

Hamza Elias
Birth Date:5 May 1993
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:Medeama SC
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:FC Platini Kumasi
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Ottawa Fury
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–
Clubs4:Club Atletico Saint Louis
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Ghana U17
Club-Update:11 July 2014
Nationalteam-Update:15 January 2014

Hamza Elias (born 5 May 1993) is a Ghanaian association football midfielder.

Club career

Between 2009 and 2012, Elias played for Kessben F.C., later renamed Medeama SC,[1] of the Ghana Premier League, the top division of professional football in Ghana, before playing one season in the second division with FC Platini Kumasi for the 2012–2013 season.[2]

On 15 January 2014, it was announced that Elias had signed a 1-year contract with Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League after being discovered by scouts at a combine also attended by scouts from Monaco, Braga, and Porto.[3] The Fury released Elias on July 9, 2014.[4] Elias appeared in only four matches for the Ottawa club and accumulated three yellow cards.

Since 2018, Elias has played for National Premier Soccer League side Club Atletico Saint Louis.[5]

International career

In 2007, Elias was called up to the Ghana national under-17 football team.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club. ghanasoccernet.com.
  2. Web site: Fury FC Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Hamza Elias. Ottawa Fury FC. 15 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103014/http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/Fury-FC-Sign-Ghanaian-Midfielder-Hamza-Elias-. 16 January 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: GHANAIAN MIDFIELDER HAMZA ELIAS SIGNS WITH OTTAWA FURY FC. North American Soccer League. 15 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Fury Release Elias. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160751/http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/detail/uuid/1k40f5j8ks9jo1sm0hs6ywl0zv/fury-fc-sign-goalkeeper-romuald-peiser#.U8BLkeDDPHh. 14 July 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Saint Louis Club Atletico Stunned at Home by Demize . National Premier Soccer League . 25 June 2020 . 3 July 2018 . "Atletico started creating chances, including their best chance when Brayan Lopez sent a driven ball into the box where Hamza Elias headed the ball but it was saved by keeper Carson Cakes.".