David Addy

{{Short description|Ghanaian international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Addy

| image = Davidaddy31.JPG

| image_size = 220

| caption = Addy playing in the Europa League

| fullname = David Nii Addy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|2|21}}

| birth_place = Prampram, Greater Accra, Ghana

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 = Adelaide

| youthclubs2 = Inter Allies

| years1 = 2005–2008

| years2 = 2005–2007

| years3 = 2008–2010

| years4 = 2010–2012

| years5 = 2010–2011

| years6 = 2011–2012

| years7 = 2012–2014

| years8 = 2014–2015

| years9 = 2016–2017

| years10 = 2017

| years11 = 2017

| years12 = 2019–2020

| years13 = 2022

| clubs1 = Inter Allies

| clubs2 = → All Stars (loan)

| clubs3 = Randers

| clubs4 = Porto

| clubs5 = → Académica de Coimbra (loan)

| clubs6 = → Panetolikos (loan)

| clubs7 = Vitória de Guimarães

| clubs8 = Waasland-Beveren

| clubs9 = Delhi Dynamos

| clubs10 = RoPS

| clubs11 = Riga

| clubs12 = Ilves

| clubs13 = Tammeka Tartu

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 20

| caps4 = 1

| caps5 = 14

| caps6 = 25

| caps7 = 50

| caps8 = 27

| caps9 = 6

| caps10 = 15

| caps11 = 1

| caps12 = 19

| caps13 = 25

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| goals13 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2014

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U-20

| nationalteam2 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 20 October 2019

| nationalteam-update = 15 November 2012

}}

David Nii Addy (born 21 February 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer.

Club career

=Randers=

In Summer 2008, Addy made his first international move to Europe, from a Ghanaian Club – International Allies FC being signed by Danish SAS Ligaen club Randers FC. At Randers FC, Addy made his debut on 19 October against Vejle gaining 7 minutes.[http://www.espnsoccernet.de/match?id=248754 Spiel: Randers FC vs Vejle – Danish SAS-Ligaen – ESPN Soccernet]

In the following season, Addy was part of the Randers FC squad that went to compete in the UEFA Europa League. He also made his debut in the UEFA Europa League, in the first qualifying round against Linfield FC from Northern Ireland on 2 July 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=3768|title=Spiel: Randers FC vs Linfield FC – Europa League – Randers FC Official Website|accessdate=8 April 2023}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707111022/http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=3768 |archive-date=7 July 2009}}

=Porto=

On 1 February 2010 the Ghanaian U-20 champion joined Portuguese top club FC Porto from SAS Ligaen side Randers FC for €800,000, signing a 3¹⁄₂ year contract.{{Cite web|url=http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=4192|title=Randers FC sælger David Batty til den portugisiske storklub FC Porto|accessdate=8 April 2023|archive-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929020728/http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=4192|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/david-addy-paa-plads-i-fc-porto|title=David Addy på plads i FC Porto|date=1 February 2010|website=DR}}

The young Ghanaian U-20 made his debut for FC Porto on 14 April 2010 in a 4–0 Victory against Rio Ave FC.

=Académica de Coimbra=

In July 2010, he joined Académica de Coimbra on a season-long loan from Portuguese club FC Porto.

=Panetolikos=

On 31 August 2011, he joined a newly promoted Greek Superleague side Panetolikos F.C. on a season-long loan from Porto.

=Vitória S.C.=

On 30 September 2012, Addy signed a two-year deal for Vitória S.C.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/15151/david-addy|title=David Addy|website=Soccer Fame|access-date=22 August 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103244/http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/15151/david-addy|url-status=dead}} In May 2013 Addy helped Vitória S.C. win the 2012/13 Taca de Portugal{{Cite web|url = http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/david-addy-wins-portuguese-cup-with-vitoria-guimaraes-after-ghana-snub/|title = David Addy wins Portuguese Cup with Vitoria Guimaraes after Ghana snub|date = 26 May 2013|access-date = 22 August 2013|archive-date = 29 October 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203151/http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/david-addy-wins-portuguese-cup-with-vitoria-guimaraes-after-ghana-snub/|url-status = dead}} and qualified for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League. Addy had 4 successful UEFA Europa League appearances against Real Betis, Olympic Lyon and Rijeka. Vitoria S.C finished third in Group I and made an early exit from the competition.

=Waasland-Beveren=

In August 2014 Addy signed a 2-year deal with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren.{{Cite web|url=http://www.waasland-beveren.be/2014/07/w-b-legt-david-addy-vast-voor-twee-jaar/|title=W-B legt David Addy vast voor twee jaar|date=31 July 2014}}

Addy has also had experience in the past few years playing in Asia and Scandinavia most recently helping Ilves to win the domestic cup in Finland and also securing a Europa league place.

=Riga=

He terminated his contract with Riga FC in November 2017.[http://www.sportsnewsgh.com/2017/11/18/david-addy-terminates-his-contract-with-riga-fc/ David Addy Terminates His Contract With Riga FC.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713172903/http://www.sportsnewsgh.com/2017/11/18/david-addy-terminates-his-contract-with-riga-fc/ |date=13 July 2018 }}‚ sportsnewsgh.com, 18 November 2017

International career

=Ghana U-20=

Addy earned his first Black Satellites call-up after an impressive performance with the Local Black Stars in 2008, making his debut in January 2008 in a match against Angola.

In 2009 Addy was part of the squad that won the 2009 African Youth Championship. His success continued in October 2009 as he also took part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt which the team went on to win, making them the first African Nation to have ever won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

=Ghana=

He was called up for the Black Stars for the game versus Lesotho on 8 June 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://de.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036631/|title=FIFA.com – FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Brasilien 2014™|date=25 February 2012|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225014244/http://de.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036631/|url-status=dead}} His second game was on 2 November 2008 against Niger.{{Cite web |url=http://www.waallstars.com/news/read.asp?contentid=69 |title=Batty sticks with the Stars |access-date=4 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401143716/http://www.waallstars.com/news/read.asp?contentid=69 |archive-date=1 April 2017 |url-status=dead }} Addy has been called up to play for the Ghanaian Senior National Football team.

Personal life

In summer 2010, Addy got engaged to German-Ghanaian Economics graduate Gabriel. The couple first met in 2008 through a mutual friend. In May 2014 Addy and his wife celebrated the birth of their first child. The couple welcomed a bouncing baby girl in their lives born in Reading, Berkshire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/sports/547243/2/exclusive-ghana-defender-david-addy.html|title = EXCLUSIVE: Ghana defender David Addy and wife welcome birth of first child}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played on 22 April 2012.}}{{cite news |url =https://int.soccerway.com/players/david-nii-addy/66680/ |title=David Addy – Statistics |work=Soccerway |accessdate=5 June 2012}}

rowspan="2" width=12%\|Club !rowspan="2" width=10%\|Season !colspan="2" width=12%\|Ghana Division 1 !colspan="2" \|Ghanaian FA Cup !colspan="2" \|CAF Champions League !colspan="2"\|Ghana Super Cup !colspan="2" \|CAF Confederation Cup !colspan="2"\|Other¹ !colspan="4"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Ghana.svg Inter Allies \|2005–2006 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007–2008 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2" \| Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Club !rowspan="1"\|Season !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Ghana.svg All Stars FC \|2005–2006 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006–2007 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2" \| Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|Danish Superliga !colspan="2"\|Danish Cup !colspan="2"\|UEFA Champions League !colspan="4"\|UEFA Europa League !colspan="2"\|Other¹ !colspan="4"\|Total
colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="2"\|Apps !colspan="2"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Denmark.svg Randers FC \|2008–2009 \|8	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|0	colspan="2"\|0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009–2010 \|12	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|3	colspan="2"\|0	0	0	0	0	2	0
colspan="2" \| Total !colspan="1"\|20 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="2"\|3 !colspan="2"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|23 !colspan="1"\|0 !colspan="1"\|2 !colspan="1"\|0
rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|Portuguesa Primeira Liga !colspan="2"\|Taça de Portugal !colspan="2"\|UEFA Champions League !colspan="2"\|Portuguese Super Cup !colspan="2"\|UEFA Europa League !colspan="2"\|Other¹ !colspan="4"\|Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto \|2009–2010 \|0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2010–2011 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2" \| Total !0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Club !rowspan="1"\|Season !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Apps !colspan="1"\|Goals !colspan="1"\|Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Portugal.svg Académica \|2010–2011 \|13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	2	3	3
colspan="2" \| Total !13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	2	3	3
rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|Greece Superleague !colspan="2"\|Greek Cup !colspan="2"\|UEFA Champions League !colspan="2"\|Greek Super Cup !colspan="2"\|UEFA Europa League !colspan="2"\|Other¹ !colspan="4"\|Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Image:Yellow card.svg	Image:Red card.svg
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|File:Flag of Greece.svg Panetolikos \|2011–2012 \|25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	8	1
colspan="2" \| Total !25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1	8	1

:¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the Taça da Liga: 2010 and 2011.

=International=

{{updated|7 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26633.html |title=Addy, David |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=7 March 2014}}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Ghana national team
2008	5	0
2009	1	0
2010	5	0
2011	4	0
2012	2	0
2013	3	0
2014	1	0
Total\|\|21\|\|0

Honours

=Individual=

Ghana Premier League Young Defender of the year 2008

=Club=

;FC Porto

Taca de Portugal Cup winners with FC Porto

;Vitória Guimarães

Portuguese Cup: 2012–13 Cup winners with Vitória S.C.

=Country=

African Youth Championship Champion: 2009
FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion: 2009

References

External links

{{FIFA|298104}}
{{NFT|26633}}
[http://www.just-football.com/2009/10/10-best-young-players-under-20-world/ 10 Best Players at U-20 World Cup 2009 – Just-Football.com]
{{Soccerway|david-nii-addy/66680}}
{{WorldFootball.net|david-addy}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ghanaian men's footballers

Category:Ghana men's international footballers

Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers

Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Primeira Liga players

Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark

Category:Danish Superliga players

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark