Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1976)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dan Addo

| image =

| fullname = Daniel Addo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|11|6}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1991–1993 | youthclubs1 = Great Olympics

| youthyears2 = 1993–1995 | youthclubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen

| years1 = 1995–1998 | clubs1 = Bayer Leverkusen | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998–1999 | clubs2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = Karlsruher SC | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = Fortuna Düsseldorf | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = Wormatia Worms | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2002–2003 | clubs6 = FC Lustenau | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2003–2004 | clubs7 = Al-Nejmeh SC | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2005–2007 | clubs8 = Vardar Skopje | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2007 | clubs9 = Sekondi Hasaacas | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1991–1993 | nationalteam1 = Ghana U17

| nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 1993 | nationalteam2 = Ghana U20

| nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 1994–2000 | nationalteam3 = Ghana

| nationalcaps3 = 27 | nationalgoals3 = 2

|medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Ghana}}}}

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Daniel Addo (born 6 November 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes as a midfielder.

Club career

Addo enjoyed a ten-year career in Europe, and was hailed as one of the most talented players from Ghana in teenage years. Bayer Leverkusen signed him in 1992 (he was only 15), alongside teammate Sebastian Barnes.{{cite web | url = http://www.goggi.de/ZEITmagazin-4/bildsuche.html?/ZEITmagazin-4/afrika-soccer-zeitmagazin4.html | title = Ballbehandlung – man hat sie oder man hat sie nicht |trans-title=Ballcontrol: Either you have it or you don't | language = de | publisher = Zeitmagazin | access-date = 11 March 2012}} However, he never appeared for Bayer's first team, going on to represent Fortuna Düsseldorf (twice), Karlsruher SC, Wormatia Worms, FC Lustenau, Vardar Skopje, Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.{{NFT player|id=13986}}

International career

In his international career, Addo was both a member of the Black Stars and the Black Meteors.{{cite web | url = http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/pop-up.php?ID=1| title = Player Profile | publisher = ghanaweb.com | access-date = 11 March 2012}} He played for Ghana's U-17 at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy, also appearing in the 1993 edition, in Japan. With the under-20, he played at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.{{FIFA player|177395}}

Honours

Ghana U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1991{{cite web |title=FIFA U-17 World Championship Italy 1991™ |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/italy1991/match-center |publisher=FIFA |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030061426/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/italy1991/match-center |archive-date=30 October 2021 |url-status=live}}