Elijah Ari (born 6 November 1987), sometimes also known as Elijah Aryee, is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

ian-

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international footballer who plays as a defender, for

Up Country Lions Up Country Lions were a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Sri Lanka, competing in the Dialog Rugby League. The Up Country Lions Sports Club was launched on 3 January 2012 at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. The 40 players announced on the playin ...

in the

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. Born in Ghana, he moved to

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in 2007, and played three seasons in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

for Dordoi Bishkek.

Club career

The Ghanaian born Ari started his career in Dordoi Bishkek where he played three seasons and acquired

i citizenship. He then spent one season with

Vakhsh Qughonteppa , founded = (renamed FC Khatlon) , ground = Tsentralnyi StadiumBokhtar, Tajikistan , capacity = 10,000 , chairman = , manager = Asliddin Khabibullaev , league = Tajikistan Higher League , season = 2021 , position = 5th , pat ...

in neighboring

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. He then played for

Bowsher Club Bosher Club is an Omani football club based in Bosher, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, but they also recognize th ...

, in Oman. On 31 March 2020, Ari was announced as part of Dushanbe-83's squad for the

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

season. Ari left Dushanbe-83 during the 2020 season's summer transfer window, having not played for the club.

International career

Ari has eight national appearances for

to his name.

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 May 2014''

References

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* * * 1987 births Living people Ghanaian emigrants to Kyrgyzstan Ghanaian men's footballers Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers FC Dordoi Bishkek players FC Khatlon players Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda players Bosher Club players Oman Professional League players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Tajikistan Expatriate men's footballers in Kyrgyzstan Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Tajikistan Higher League players {{Kyrgyzstan-footy-bio-stub