Daniel Quaye

{{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Not to be confused with|Dan Quayle}}{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dan Quaye

| fullname = Daniel Quaye{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|25}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

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| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = Accra Great Olympics

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| years2 = 1998–2007

| clubs2 = Hearts of Oak

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| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = Chongqing Lifan

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = Hearts of Oak

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| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = Chongqing Lifan

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Eleven Wise

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| years7 = 2009–2011

| clubs7 = Yanbian FC

| caps7 = 55

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2012

| clubs8 = Beijing Baxy

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2015[http://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-former-hearts-oak-star-dan-quaye-signs-ghana-premier-league-side-bechem-united EXCLUSIVE: Former Hearts of Oak star Dan Quaye signs for Ghana Premier League side Bechem United]‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 19 January 2015

| clubs9 = Bechem United

| years10 = 2015–2017[http://ghanasoccernet.com/dan-quaye-to-quit-great-olympics-at-end-of-season-after-rejecting-new-deal Dan Quaye to quit Great Olympics at end of season after rejecting new deal]‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 12 May 2017

| clubs10 = Hearts of Oak

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| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2001–2006

| nationalteam2 = Ghana

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Daniel Quaye (born 25 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Quaye is one of Ghana's favourite footballing talents after his long and distinguished career with Hearts of Oak.

Since joining the Ghanaian giants in 1999, he has been instrumental in the club's six league title successes along with helping them lift the CAF Champions League in 2000 and CAF Confederation Cup in 2005.

After nine years Quaye signed with Chinese club Chongqing Lifan, playing 15 matches in one year before returning to former club Hearts of Oak in August 2007. He was released by Hearts of Oak and re-joined Chongqing Lifan in March 2008.[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/pop-up.php?ID=241 PLAYER PROFILE Dan Quaye] at ghanaweb.com In January 2009, he again left than Chongqing Lifan and signed than on 9 April 2009 to Eleven Wise in his homeland Ghana.[http://news.myjoyonline.com/sports/200904/28552.asp Wise capture Quaye, Clottey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413060633/http://news.myjoyonline.com/sports/200904/28552.asp |date=13 April 2009 }} at news.myjoyonline.com In summer 2009 he moved back to China who signing for Yanbian FC. Quaye extended his contract with Yanbian at the beginning of season 2010.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2010-03-03/10354867049.shtml 延边敲定新赛季三外援签约卢旺达国脚担当强力中锋]

Quaye moved to China League One side Beijing Baxy in February 2012.

International career

However the accomplished defender only featured in three of the Black Stars' qualifying games and his call-up to the Finals squad ended a two-year absence from the international scene.

He was a member of the national team and was called up to the 2006 World Cup[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/182425_QUAYE_Daniel.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] and was member of the Ghana national under-17 football team at 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080732/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182425/index.html FIFA Stats]