Lee Addy (born 26 September 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He played for the

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at the

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Club career

Early career

Addy began his senior career in 2007 playing with

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Soon after, in 2008, he moved to the Bechem Chelsea playing in the Ghana Premier League.

Red Star Belgrade

At the end of the

Addy received a call to move to Europe to play with Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and he signed a contract. He became a regular centre-back at both his club and the

Dalian Aerbin

On 4 January 2012, Addy completed a three-year deal with newly promoted Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin and was handed the squad number 13 after passing a medical test. The move from Serbian club Red Star Belgrade was for a reported transfer fee of $2.2 million.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 10 February 2013, it was announced that Addy had been loaned to Dinamo Zagreb for a year. He signed for Dinamo Zagreb in January 2014. He ended his Dinamo Zagreb spell in late July 2015.

Čukarički

Addy signed a one-year contract with FK Čukarički on 31 August 2015.

Free State Stars

In August 2019 it was reported, that Addy had signed with Free State Stars in South Africa. However, it was later reported in December 2019, that he had terminated his contract with the club.

International career

Early career & 2010 African Nations Cup

On 30 September 2009, Addy made his debut for the Ghanaian national team as part of a domestic-based team that played a friendly against Argentina. He was part of the Ghana national squad at the

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having played four matches including the lost final against Egypt. and since then he quickly became a regular player of the national team.

2010 World Cup

Addy was called up by Ghana's national team for the

In Ghana's opening game at the 2010 World Cup, he entered as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Serbia. He also played in the 1–1 draw against

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in the group stage, after which he appeared again as a substitute in the Round of 16 2–1 victory over the United States, but couldn't play in the quarter-finals match against Uruguay because of accumulated yellow cards, where Ghana was eliminated in a penalty shoot-out.

Age controversy

Before the

, Addy's age became the subject of controversy. When he debuted in the national team in September 2009, he was registered with date of birth 26 September 1985. That statement also stated on most sites on the web. Even

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lists Addy as born on 26 September 1985 in the official documents. But when Addy was reported in Ghana's World Cup squad, he had suddenly been five years younger and lists as born on 7 July 1990. The Swedish newspaper

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was in contact with FIFA regarding the matter. FIFA informed that they did a passport control on Addy, but they did not find anything suspicious. Also there was a lack of comparative material, because Addy never got any previous passport control.

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade * Serbian Cup : 2011–12 Dinamo Zagreb * Croatian First League : 2012–13, 2013–14 * Croatian Supercup: 2013

Individual

* Ghana Premier League: Best central defender of the 2008 season.

International

Ghana *

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: Runner-up

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