Amidu Salifu (born September 20, 1992) is a

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ian professional

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who plays as

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Club career

Vicenza Calcio

Salifu started his youth career with

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club

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and made his debut with the senior squad in the

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season before going on to sign for

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in January 2011. He made eight league appearances for the ''biancorossi'' prior to his transfer.

Fiorentina

Following his transfer to the Florence-based club, Salifu was hardly utilized as a first team member. The young midfielder made his

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debut for Fiorentina on 23 April 2011 in a match against

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, when he came on as a 90th minute substitute for former club captain,

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. He would eventually go on to make an additional 12 appearances throughout the

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season, before being loaned to

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in June 2012. He has made 11 appearances in all competitions for the club since his arrival, generally serving as a reserve for the likes of Sergio Almirón,

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, and

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. In the summer of 2019, he moved to Kuwaiti club

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on loan.

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* * 1992 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Liga II players LR Vicenza players ACF Fiorentina players Catania FC players Modena FC 2018 players AC Perugia Calcio players Brescia Calcio players Mantova 1911 players SS Arezzo players Al-Salmiya SC players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Kelantan Darul Naim F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Kuwait Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-midfielder-stub