Daniel Tagoe

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Tagoe

| image = Daniel Tagoe.jpg

| caption = Tagoe with Chittagong Abahani in 2019

| fullname = Daniel Nii Armah Tagoe{{cite web |url=http://www.maldivesoccer.com/p/2147/2014 |title=tagoe daniel nii armah (2014) Kyrgyzstan - Maldivesoccer.com |access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125108/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/p/2147/2014 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ghana

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/55348/Daniel_Tagoe.html|title=Daniel Tagoe|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|date=|website=www.national-football-teams.com|access-date=18 August 2017}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Dushanbe-83

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2003–2005

| clubs1 = Berekum Arsenal

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = KAMAZ Moscow (amateur)

| years3 = 2007–2016

| clubs3 = Dordoi Bishkek

| caps3 = 135

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = Al-Hala

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = Dordoi Bishkek

| caps5 = 39

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = Chittagong Abahani Ltd.

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2020

| clubs7 = Shan United FC

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Alay Osh

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2021–

| clubs9 = Dushanbe-83

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Kyrgyzstan

| nationalcaps1 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 3 May 2021

| nationalteam-update = 11 January 2019

}}

Daniel Nii Armah Tagoe (born 3 March 1986) is a Ghanaian-Kyrgyz international footballer who plays as a defender for Dushanbe-83 in the Tajikistan Higher League.{{cite web|title=Daniel Tagoe soccerway profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/armah-tagoe-daniel-nii/155715/ |access-date=19 May 2014}} He is also a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Club career

The Ghanaian-born Tagoe started his career for local side Eleven Stoppers and played later for Dansoman United.{{cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/meet-former-berekum-arsenal-midfielder-daniel-tagoe-who-plays-for-kyrgyzstan/|title=Meet former Berekum Arsenal midfielder Daniel Tagoe who plays for Kyrgyzstan|author=|date=|website=ghanasoccernet.com|access-date=18 August 2017}} In 2005 went to Russia to sign for Tatarstan based club KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/socceroos-world-cup-qualifier-meet-daniel-tagoe-ghanaian-tribal-prince-playing-for-kyrgyzstan/story-e6frf4l3-1227398603909|title=Socceroos World Cup qualifier|author=|date=15 June 2015|website=foxsports.com.au|access-date=18 August 2017}} After two years in Russia, he went to Dordoi Bishkek where he played five seasons and acquired Kyrgyzstani citizenship. In 2009, he won the best Kyrgyzstan Player of the Year award, as the 23-year-old was instrumental to Dordoi Bishkek success that season.{{cite web|title=Tagoe scoops Kyrgyzstan top award |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news2/257279/2/tagoe-scoops-kyrgyzstan-top-award.html |publisher=www.ghanasoccernet.com |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=19 May 2014}} At the start of 2010, Tagoe and David Tetteh looked at moving to Tajik League club Vakhsh Qurghonteppa,{{cite web|title=Лучший футболист Кыргызстана Дэниэл Таго сбежал в Таджикистан|url=http://russian.people.com.cn/31519/6864218.html|website=russian.people.com|publisher=Russian People|access-date=22 December 2017|language=Russian|date=9 January 2010}} but ultimately returned to Dordoi Bishkek, how claimed they had a valid contract until 2012.{{cite web|title=Таджикский Вахш отказывается от игроков Дордоя Тетте и Таго|url=http://sport.akipress.org/news:871|website=sport.akipress.org|publisher=akipress|access-date=22 December 2017|language=Russian|date=19 January 2010}}

On 30 August 2016, Tagoe signed for Al-Hala in the Bahraini Premier League,{{cite web|title=Дэниел Тэго перешел в клуб Аль-Хала из Бахрейна|url=http://fc-dordoi.kg/novosti/novosti-kluba/djeniel-tjego-pereshel-v-klub-lalhalar-iz-bahrejna|website=fc-dordoi.kg|publisher=FC Dordoi Bishkek|access-date=30 August 2016|language=Russian|date=30 August 2016}} returning to Dordoi Bishkek in December 2016, signing a two-year contract with the club.{{cite web|title=Добро пожаловать, Дэн!|url=http://fc-dordoi.kg/novosti/novosti-kluba/dobro-pozhalovat-djen|website=fc-dordoi.kg|publisher=FC Dordoi Bishkek|access-date=19 December 2016|language=Russian|date=9 December 2016}}

In November 2017, Tagoe and Pavel Sidorenko earned their AFC 'C' coaching diploma.{{cite web|title=Два игрока Дордоя прошли тренерские курсы|url=http://fc-dordoi.kg/novosti/novosti-kluba/dva-igroka-ldordojar-proshli-trenerskie-kursy|website=fc-dordoi.kg|publisher=FC Dordoi Bishkek|access-date=3 December 2017|language=Russian|date=30 November 2017}}

On 26 October 2018, Tagoe signed a one-year contract with Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani Limited.{{cite web |title=Дениэл Тэго продолжит карьеру в другом клубе |url=http://fc-dordoi.kg/novosti/novosti-kluba/denijel-tjego-prodolzhit-kareru-v-drugom-klube |website=fc-dordoi.kg |publisher=FC Dordoi Bishkek |access-date=30 October 2018 |language=Russian |date=26 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=Ghanaian defender Daniel Tagoe joins Bangladeshi side Chittagonj Abahoni |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-defender-daniel-tagoe-joins-bangladeshi-side-chittagonj-abahoni |website=ghanasoccernet.com |publisher=Ghana Soccer Net |access-date=30 October 2018 |date=27 October 2018}}

On 26 March 2021, Tagoe signed for Tajikistan Higher League club Dushanbe-83.{{cite web |title=БУМ! |url=https://www.facebook.com/fc.dushanbe83.official/posts/1186742775116289 |website=facebook.com/fc.dushanbe83.official/ |publisher=FC Dushanbe-83 Facebook |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Russian |date=26 March 2021}}

International career

Tagoe made his debut for the Kyrgyzstan national team on 12 May 2014 in a friendly against Afghanistan, joining fellow Africans David Tetteh, Elijah Ari and Claude Maka Kum as African-born players representing Kyrgyzstan on the international stage.

Personal life

Tagoe is the son of the Crown Prince of a Ghanaian tribe. In October 2015, he married his Kyrgyz girlfriend Elnura Orozbaeva,{{cite web|title=Принц из Ганы женится на киргизской девушке|url=https://www.currenttime.tv/a/27292797.html|website=currenttime.tv|publisher=Current Time|access-date=22 December 2017|language=Russian|date=7 October 2015}} with their first child born in August 2016.{{cite web|title=Дочь наследного принца Ганы и кыргызстанки назвали Данэлией|url=https://rus.azattyk.org/a/27685491.html|website=rus.azattyk.org|publisher=azattyk|access-date=22 December 2017|language=Russian|date=20 August 2016}}

Career statistics

=International=

colspan=3\|Kyrgyzstan national team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	5	0
2015	4	0
2016	4	0
2017	1	0
2018	5	0
2019	2	0
Total\|\|21\|\|0

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 January 2019{{NFT player|pid=55348|name=Daniel Tagoe |access-date=17 December 2014}}

Honours

=Club=

;Dordoi Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan League (6); 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Kyrgyzstan Cup (4): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Kyrgyzstan Super Cup (4): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AFC President's Cup (1): 2007

;Chittagong Abahani

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup (1): runner-up 2019{{cite web|title=Terengganu down Ctg Abahani|date=31 October 2019|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/10/31/terengganu-down-ctg-abahani|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=31 October 2019}}