Christopher Antwi-Adjei (born 7 February 1994) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

left winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

left midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

for club

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

. Born in Germany, he has represented the Ghana national team.

Club career

In May 2021,

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

, newly promoted to the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

, announced the signing of Antwi-Adjei for the 2021–22 season. He signed a contract until 2024 and joined on a free transfer from

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the turn of the millenni ...

. On 23 August 2024,

announced that they had signed Antwi-Adjei on a free transfer until 30 June 2026.

International career

Antwi-Adjei made his debut for Ghana national team on 18 November 2019 in an AFCON qualifier against

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...

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at the Schalke 04 website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antwi-Adjei, Christopher 1994 births Living people Footballers from Hagen Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers German men's footballers German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Men's association football midfielders Oberliga (football) players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players SC Westfalia Herne players TSG Sprockhövel players SC Paderborn 07 players VfL Bochum players FC Schalke 04 players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen