Godfred Donsah (born 7 June 1996) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club

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Club career

Born in

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

, Donsah made his senior debuts with local DC United Agogo before signing a contract with

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. Before signing with Palermo, he had trials at

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, but nothing came of it. He joined

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in summer 2013. Donsah made his first team – and

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– debut on 19 April 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win at

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. On 17 July 2014, he joined

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for a fee of €2.16 million.Cagliari Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from CCIAAbr>(blog that contain id and password to download a copy)
(in Italian) On 24 August 2015,

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announced the signing of Donsah on loan with a conditional obligation to buy if Donsah made his debut, for a total fee of €7 million (€2.5M+€4.5M). Donsah signed a four-year contract.Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.(financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2016, PDF purchased from CCIAAbr>(blog that contain id and password to download a copy)
(in Italian) Donsah made his debut on 29 August, a match losing to

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1–0. On 1 October 2020, Donsah joined Turkish

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club

Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...

on loan for the 2020–21 season. On 27 August 2021, Donsah terminated his contract with

and then moved outright to

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, with whom he signed a two-year contract. He left for

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its primary colo ...

in Turkey in January 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donsah, Godfred 1996 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Serie B players TFF 1. Lig players Serie D players Cagliari Calcio players Hellas Verona FC players Bologna FC 1909 players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Çaykur Rizespor footballers FC Crotone players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers SSD Chieti FC 1922 players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen