Akwei Ransford Addo (born 21 July 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Career

Addo was 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 ...

. He previously played for Ken Harrison Babies Colts FC,

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux () or simply Bordeaux, is a French Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (department), Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitain ...

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

, SWI Harelbeke KMSK Deinze,

Royal Antwerp F.C. Royal Antwerp Football Club (commonly referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Antwerp. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Founded in 1 ...

AEP Paphos FC AEP Paphos (, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. AEP Paphos was dissolved on 9 June 2014, ...

and

Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Port Football Club (), previously Shanghai SIPG (), is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Port plays its home matches at the Pudong Football Stadium, located within ...

. On 21 January 2015, Addo transferred to

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

side Wuhan Zall.

Personal life

His older brother Eric Addo is also a former footballer.

Honours

Shanghai SIPG *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Addo, Ransford 1983 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Footballers from Accra Men's association football defenders Challenger Pro League players Chinese Super League players China League One players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Club Brugge KV players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Royal Antwerp F.C. players AEP Paphos FC players Shanghai Port F.C. players Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen