Joseph Adjei (born 20 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has also represented the

Ghana national under-20 football team Ghana national U-20 football team known as the ''Black Satellites'', is considered to be the feeder team for the Ghana national football team. They are the former 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and U-20 Africa Cup ...

Club career

Adjei began his professional football career at Wa All Stars in the

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, Ghana's highest league. On 15 August 2016, it was announced that he had been signed on season-long loan deal by South African top-tier side

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, where he would play his first

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season in 2016–17. On 17 September 2017, it was announced that he had joined with

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-based club

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on loan. February 2018, Adjei switched teams and countries by agreeing to a contract with United Soccer League side

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. Adjei signed for

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in Bahrain on 7 October 2018.

Aizawl FC

In 2020, he joined the

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side

Aizawl FC Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, a ...

on a one-year contract as a defender and appeared in 10 league matches as the club finished on 10th position.

Al-Diriyah

On 15 January 2022, Adjei joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Diriyah on loan.

Mohammedan

On 23 June 2023, Adjei was announced at Mohammedan.

International career

In 2015, Adjei was selected to represent Ghana at the

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in New Zealand. Ghana finished top of their group in the tournament above Austria, Argentina, and Panama. However, the team was eventually knocked-out by African counterparts, Mali. He has also been named in the Ghana national team latest squad for Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire friendlies.

Honours

Mohammedan *

: 2023–24

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei, Joseph 1995 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Place of birth missing (living people) Legon Cities FC players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players OKC Energy FC players Malkiya Club players Aizawl FC players Al-Diriyah Club players Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo players Oman Professional League players Bahraini Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Syrian Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Syria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Syria Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen