Isaac Donkor (footballer, born 1995)
{{short description|Ghanaian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Isaac Donkor
| image = FC RB Salzburg gegen SK Sturm Graz (8. März 2020) 47 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Donkor in 2020
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|15|df=yes}}{{WorldFootball.net|isaac-donkor}}
| birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana
| height = 1.81m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Adanaspor
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthyears2 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs2 = Padova
| youthyears3 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs3 = Inter
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = Inter
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → Bari (loan)
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Avellino (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = → Cesena (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = Cesena
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = Universitatea Craiova
| caps6 = 27
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2019–2020
| clubs7 = Sturm Graz
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2022
| clubs8 = Adanaspor
| caps8 = 68
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022–2024
| clubs9 = Sakaryaspor
| caps9 = 56
| goals9 = 5
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Adanaspor
| caps10 = 22
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Ghana U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 7 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 5 October 2024
}}
Isaac Donkor (born 15 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Adanaspor.
Club career
Donkor started his professional career with Inter. He made his debut for Inter on 22 November 2012 against FC Rubin Kazan in the Europa League.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://sg.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/22/europe/uefa-cup/rubin-kazan/fc-internazionale-milano/1388932/|title=Rubin Kazan vs. Inter Game Report|date=22 November 2022}}
Donkor, on 13 July 2015 Bari on loan.{{cite web|title=Calciomercato Bari: ecco Donkor. Arriva anche la conferma di Contini|url=https://www.baritoday.it/sport/calciomercato/bari-preso-donkor-conferma-per-contini.html|date=13 July 2015|website=baritoday.it|language=it}} Donkor, on 6 July 2016 Avellino on loan.{{cite web|title=Avellino, arriva un difensore dall’Inter|url=https://www.tuttocalciocampano.it/avellino-arriva-un-difensore-dallinter/|date=6 July 2016|website=tuttocalciocampano.it}} Donkor, in January 2017 he was transferred to Cesena on loan.{{cite web|title=Cesena, presentati Crimi e Donkor|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-b/2017/02/03/cesena-presentati-donkor-e-crimi|date=3 February 2017|website=sport.sky.it}} Donkor joined Cesena on a permanent basis on 24 July 2017.{{cite web|title=UFFICIALE – Isaac Donkor al Cesena|url=https://www.passioneinter.com/inter-news/ufficiale-isaac-donkor-al-cesena/|date=24 July 2017|website=passioneinter.com}}
Donkor signed a 3-year contract with Romanian club Universitatea Craiova in July 2018.{{cite web|title=Craiova dă lovitura! Oltenii transferă un fundaș care a jucat pentru Inter Milano|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/craiova-da-lovitura-oltenii-transfera-un-fundas-care-a-jucat-pentru-inter-milano-489345|date=24 July 2018|website=digisport.ro|language=ro}}
On 2 September 2019, he signed a contract with Austrian club Sturm Graz for one year with an extension option.{{cite press release|publisher=Sturm Graz|url=https://www.sksturm.at/de/news/kampfmannschaft/2019/sturm-graz-verpflichtet-isaac-donkor/|title=STURM GRAZ VERPFLICHTET ISAAC DONKOR|date=2 September 2019|language=de|access-date=1 November 2019|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902181650/https://www.sksturm.at/de/news/kampfmannschaft/2019/sturm-graz-verpflichtet-isaac-donkor/|url-status=dead}}
Donkor joined Turkish club Adanaspor in September 2020.{{cite web|title=Adanaspor, Donkor ile imzaladı|url=https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/adanaspor-donkor-ile-imzaladi|date=8 September 2020|website=beinsports.com.tr|language=tr}}{{cite web|title=Ex-Sturm-Spieler Isaac Donkor wechselt zu Adanaspor|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/spox_news/5864677/ExSturmSpieler-Isaac-Donkor-wechselt-zu-Adanaspor|date=9 September 2020|website=kleinezeitung.at|language=german}}
He signed a 2-year contract with Sakaryaspor in June 2022.{{cite web|title=Donkor imzaladı|url=https://www.fotomac.com.tr/birincilig/2022/06/04/donkor-imzaladi|date=4 June 2022|website=fotomac.com.tr|language=tr}}
Donkor joined Adanaspor on 29 August 2024.{{cite web|title=Isaac Donkor Adanaspor’umuzda|url=https://www.adanaspor.com.tr/haberler/isaac-donkor-adanasporumuzda-1724958668|date=29 August 2024|website=Adanaspor}}{{cite web|title=Adanaspor'dan savunmaya takviye|url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/adanaspor-dan-savunmaya-takviye-66d0cd6dec7add04396e011d|date=29 August 2024|website=ntvspor.net|language=tr}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated| match played 5 October 2025}}{{Soccerway|isaac-donkor/274629}}{{cite web| url = http://www.inter.it/en/squadra/G0910| title = Isaac Donkor| publisher = inter.it| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150218063224/http://www.inter.it/en/squadra/G0910| archive-date = 18 February 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Internazionale
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1All appearances in Europa League | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Serie A |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Serie A |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1All appearances in Europa League | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | |
| Bari (loan)
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 0 | ||
| Avellino (loan)
|Serie B |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cesena (loan)
|Serie B |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cesena
|Serie B |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 1 | ||
| CS Universitatea Craiova
|2018–2019 |Liga I |27 |0 |5 |1 |2 |0 |– |– |34 |1 | |||||||||
| SK Sturm Graz
|2019–2020 |12 |0 |2 |0 |– |– |– |– |14 |0 | |||||||||
| Adanaspor
|2020–2021 |34 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |– |– |36 |0 | |||||||||
| Adanaspor
|2021–2022 |34 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |– |– |36 |1 | |||||||||
| Sakaryaspor
|2022–2023 |32 |5 |1 |0 |0 |0 |– |– |33 |5 | |||||||||
| Sakaryaspor
|2023–2024 |23 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |– |– |25 |0 | |||||||||
| Adanaspor
|2024–2025 |13 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |– |– |14 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!241 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 255 | 8 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|isaac-donkor/274629}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|isaac-donkor}}
{{Adanaspor squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donkor, Isaac}}
Category:Footballers from Kumasi
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:US Avellino 1912 players
Category:CS Universitatea Craiova players
Category:SK Sturm Graz players
Category:Adanaspor footballers
Category:Sakaryaspor footballers
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey