Aziz Ansah
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aziz Ansah
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghana
| height = 1.75 m{{NFT|2626}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1997
| youthclubs1 = Cowlane Babies Colts
| years1 = 1998–2000
| years2 = 1998–1999
| years3 = 1999–2000
| years4 = 2000–2001
| years5 = 2001–2003
| years6 = 2004
| years7 = 2005
| years8 = 2006–2007
| years9 = 2007
| years10 = 2008–2009
| years11 = 2010
| years12 = 2010
| years13 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Accra Great Olympics
| clubs2 = R.F.C. Harelbeke
| clubs3 = Napoli
| clubs4 = FC Brussels
| clubs5 = Asante Kotoko
| clubs6 = Ashdod
| clubs7 = Nadi Club Bahrain
| clubs8 = Asante Kotoko
| clubs9 = Accra Great Olympics
| clubs10 = Heartland F.C.
| clubs11 = FC Dallas
| clubs12 = Heartland F.C.
| clubs13 = Asante Kotoko
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 2
| caps3 =
| caps4 =
| caps5 =
| caps6 = 11
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 =
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| goals5 =
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2009
| nationalteam1 = Ghana
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Aziz Ansah (born 7 October 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as defender.
Club career
Ansah was born in Ghana. He moved to F.C. Dallas during the 2010 transfer window from the Nigerian CAF Champions League runners up Heartland F.C.[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100106&content_id=7883556&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104 FC Dallas signs Ansah] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119083758/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100106&content_id=7883556&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104 |date=19 January 2010 }} He was released from the F.C. Dallas less than two months later in February 2010, having only played preseason matches.[http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/fc-dallas-cuts-ghana-defender-ansah-647561 FC Dallas cuts Ghana defender Ansah]
International career
Ansah first played international football for Ghana as a midfielder at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, where Ghana were the losing finalist to Brazil.[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=191606/index.html FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829043725/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D102/edition%3D191606/index.html |date=29 August 2011 }} He later went on to receive nine full international caps and was part of Ghana's squad at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, but subsequently missed out on a place in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|2626}}
- [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=204 Player Profile : Aziz Ansah – Ghanaweb.com]
{{Ghanaian Footballer of the Year}}
{{Ghana squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansah, Aziz}}
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Ghana men's international footballers
Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:Accra Great Olympics F.C. players
Category:K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players
Category:R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players
Category:Heartland F.C. players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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