Nii Plange | |
Fullname: | Nii Adamah Plange |
Birth Date: | 26 June 1989 |
Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord Ghana |
Years1: | 2006–2010 |
Years2: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs2: | → ASEC Mimosas (loan) |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Years4: | 2010–2012 |
Years5: | 2012–2013 |
Caps5: | 28 |
Goals5: | 4 |
Years6: | 2013 |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2013–2015 |
Caps7: | 33 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2015 |
Caps8: | 2 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2015–2017 |
Caps9: | 51 |
Goals9: | 3 |
Years10: | 2017–2018 |
Caps10: | 4 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2018–2019 |
Caps11: | 10 |
Goals11: | 2 |
Years12: | 2019 |
Caps12: | 3 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011–2014 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 24 February 2019 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 5 March 2014 |
Nii Adamah Plange (born 26 June 1989) is a Ghanaian-born Burkinabé professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger.
Born in Accra, Ghana, Plange began his career with local Feyenoord, moving to ASEC Mimosas on loan in July 2009.[1] In the summer of 2012, following another spell with Feyenoord Ghana, he moved to Portugal and joined Sporting CP, initially being assigned to the reserves in the second division.[2] He made his Primeira Liga debut in the last day of the season, playing one minute in a 4–1 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar.[3]
On the last day of the summer transfer window of 2013, Plange moved to fellow league club Vitória de Guimarães.[4] He played his first competitive game for his new team on 14 September, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in a 1–0 success at Rio Ave FC.[5] he scored his first goal in the Portuguese top level the following 8 February, but in 2–3 away loss to Vitória de Setúbal.[6]
Plange signed a two-year deal with Académica de Coimbra (also in the Portuguese top flight) on 16 July 2015.[7]
Plange made his international debut for Burkina Faso on 10 August 2011, in a friendly game against South Africa.[8] He was selected by manager Paulo Duarte as he possessed dual nationality due to being married to a Burkinabé woman.[9]