Claud Adjapong (born 6 May 1998) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Sassuolo

Adjapong is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut on 11 March 2016 against

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. He replaced

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after 89 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat.

Loan to Hellas Verona

On 21 August 2019, Adjapong joined

club

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on loan with an option to buy.

Loan to Reggina

On 9 August 2021, he moved to

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side Reggina on a season-long loan.

Ascoli

On 1 September 2022, Adjapong signed a three-year contract with Ascoli.

International career

Adjapong was born and raised in Italy to parents of Ghanaian descent. Until he was 18, he only had a Ghanaian passport. He is eligible to play for the Ghana national team. After receiving his passport, on 25 August 2016, he received a call-up from the Italy-U19. He made his debut with the Italy-U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly match lost 3–0 against

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Career statistics

References

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