Paul Addo Explained

Paul Addo
Fullname:Paul Yaw Addo
Birth Date:14 June 1990
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:AdelaideFair Point
Years1:2006–2007
Clubs1:Fair Point
Years2:2008
Clubs2:Bechem Chelsea
Years3:2009–2012
Clubs3:Løv-Ham
Caps3:52
Goals3:0
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Odd Grenland (loan)
Caps4:21
Goals4:1
Years5:2012–2013
Clubs5:Odd
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Years6:2013
Clubs6:Strømmen (loan)
Caps6:28
Goals6:0
Years7:2014–2018
Clubs7:Bryne
Caps7:63
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Ghana U-17
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:28 January 2019

Paul Yaw Addo (born 14 June 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who most recently played as a defender for Norwegian side Bryne.

Career

Addo was born in Accra and began his career with Fair Point[1] and signed on 11 June 2008 for Bechem Chelsea.[2] He joined in February 2009 for a trial to the Norwegian club Løv-Ham and signed a contract.[3]

Addo played his debut for Løv-Ham on 5 April 2009 against Moss. He trained with Brann and played a testimonial match for the club on 21 November 2009.[4]

Addo joined Odd Grenland on loan in 2011, before he joined the club on a permanent contract the next year. Addo was a regular in Odd's defence until Emil Jonassen became the preferred left back. In the 2013 season he joined Strømmen on loan.[5] After the season, he transferred to Bryne.[6] He left Bryne again at the end of the 2018 season.[7]

International career

He represented the Ghana U-17 in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic[8] as captain.[9]

Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2009Løv-HamAdeccoligaen27020290
201025040290
2011OddTippeligaen21140251
201211010120
2013000000
2013StrømmenAdeccoligaen28020300
2014Bryne1. divisjon17020190
2015OBOS-ligaen27020290
2016501060
Career Total16111801791

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527124508/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/news/newsid=585417.html FIFA.com - Addo: I'm enjoying the game
  2. http://www.ghanafa.org/2008registration/chelsea.pdf Registered Players - GhanaFA.com
  3. http://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/1__divisjon/article4174276.ece Tester spiss fra Elfenbeinskysten
  4. http://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/brann/article4718176.ece Nesten festbrems
  5. Web site: Odd-spiller på vei til Strømmen . Norwegian . fotballsonen.no . Henrik Myhrvold . Simensen . 5 April 2013 . 6 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225171753/http://www.fotballsonen.com/odd-spiller-pa-vei-til-strommen/ . 25 February 2014 .
  6. News: Bryne tetter igjen. Nærland. Egil Ø.. Norwegian. 7 February 2014.
  7. https://sportshjornet.com/overganger-i-2-divisjon-vinter-2019/ Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080407163814/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269070/index.html FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Paul Addo
  9. [n:2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Peru in Quarter finals|2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Peru in Quarter finals]