Daniel Adu-Adjei
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Daniel Adu-Adjei
|image =
|caption =
|full_name = Daniel William Kwabena Adu-Adjei
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|06|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hammersmith, England{{cite web|url=https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2022-2023/engprem/bourne.htm|title=Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023|accessdate=11 January 2025|publisher=Football Squads}}
|height = 1.77 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub = AFC Bournemouth
|clubnumber = 44
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Brentford
|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2021
|youthclubs2 = Fulham
|youthclubs3 = Bournemouth
|youthyears3 =2021–2023
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Bournemouth
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2023
|clubs2 = → Poole Town (loan)
|caps2 = 11
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2024
|clubs3 = → Leyton Orient (loan)
|caps3 = 10
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2024–2025
|clubs4 = → Carlisle United (loan)
|caps4 = 14
|goals4 = 2
|club-update = 21:33, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Daniel William Kwabena Adu-Adjei (born 21 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|AFCBourn}} club AFC Bournemouth.
Early life
Born in England, he has Ghanaian heritage.{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Ghanaian youngster Daniel Adu-Adjei signs first professional contract with Bournemouth |url=https://mobile.footballghana.com/ghanaian-youngster-daniel-adu-adjei-signs-first-professional-contract-with-bournemouth |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Football Ghana}} Adu-Adjei played football as a youngster in the London Borough of Brent.{{Cite web |date=5 February 2016 |title=Ghanaian teen Daniel Adu-Adjei bags hat-trick as Brent U11 romp to victory over Barking in Lester Finch Trophy |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-teen-daniel-adu-adjei-bags-hat-trick-as-brent-u11-romp-to-victory-over-barking-in-lester-finch-trophy |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Ghanasoccernet}}
Career
Adu-Adjei joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in March 2021, following spells with the Brentford and Fulham academies.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=Adu-Adjei loving Cherries "community" following prolific campaign |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/under-18s/adu-adjei-loving-cherries-community-following-prolific-campaign/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=AFCB}} He began to be integrated into the Bournemouth first-squad during the 2022–23 season and was an unused substitute in the clubs Premier League fixtures on occasion.{{Cite web |last=Crocker |first=Tom |date=2 March 2023 |title=Gary O'Neil: Daniel Adu-Adjei will be important to AFC Bournemouth |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23356081.gary-oneil-daniel-adu-adjei-will-important-afc-bournemouth/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Bournemouth Echo}} He also played on loan at Poole Town from February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Reeves |first=Chris |date=17 February 2023 |title=Daniel Adu-Adjei joins on Loan from AFCB |url=https://www.pooletownfc.co.uk/news/daniel-adu |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=pooletownfc}}{{Cite web |last=Crocker |first=Tom |date=21 February 2023 |title=Daniel Adu-Adjei signs first professional contract with Bournemouth |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23337569.daniel-adu-adjei-signs-first-professional-contract-bournemouth/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Bournemouth Echo}} He signed a first professional contract with Bournemouth in February 2023.{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Daniel Adu-Adjei elated after signing first-ever professional contract with Bournemouth |url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Daniel-Adu-Adjei-elated-after-signing-first-ever-professional-contract-with-Bournemouth-1718819 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Ghana Web}} He started the 2023–24 season playing for the Bournemouth U21 side in the Premier League Cup,{{Cite web |date=27 September 2023 |title=Ghanaian youngster Daniel Adu-Adjei scores winning goal for AFC Bournemouth U-20 against Charlton Athletic |url=https://mobile.footballghana.com/ghanaian-youngster-daniel-adu-adjei-scores-winning-goal-for-afc-bournemouth-u-20-against-charlton-athletic?amp=1 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Footballghana}} and the Professional Development League.{{Cite web |last=Crocker |first=Tom |date=7 November 2023 |title=Daniel Adu-Adjei scores hat-trick in 4–3 win over Swansea |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23907923.daniel-adu-adjei-scores-hat-trick-4-3-win-swansea/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Bournemouth Echo}} He made his professional debut playing for Bournemouth in the FA Cup third round, on 6 January 2024, away against Queens Park Rangers in a 3–2 win.{{Cite web |date=6 January 2024 |title=QUEENS PARK RANGERS VS. AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2 – 3 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/06/england/fa-cup/queens-park-rangers-fc/afc-bournemouth/4274933/ |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web |last=Howarth |first=Matthew |date=6 January 2024 |title=Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Bournemouth: Premier League side fight back to reach FA Cup fourth round |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67894656 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}} On 5 June 2024, he signed a new long-term contract with Bournemouth.{{cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/development-squad/exciting-frontman-adu-adjei-signs-new-long-term-contract/ |title=Exciting frontman Adu-Adjei signs new long-term contract |publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=5 June 2024 }}
On 1 August 2024, Adu-Adjei joined League Two side Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/dan-adu-adjei-joins-united|title=DAN ADU-ADJEI JOINS UNITED|website=www.carlisleunited.co.uk|date=1 August 2024|accessdate=2 August 2024}} He was recalled in January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/2025/january/10/duo-return-from-loan-spells-at-carlisle-united/|title=Duo return from loan spells at Carlisle United|publisher=AFC Bournemouth|date=11 January 2025|accessdate=13 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|7 January 2024.}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bournemouth
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|171205|2023|accessdate=7 January 2024}} |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |
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References
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Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Footballers from London
Category:Ghanaian people of English descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:AFC Bournemouth players
Category:Poole Town F.C. players
Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players