Joseph Addo (footballer, born 1990)

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| name = Joseph Addo

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| fullname = Joseph Addo{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Ghana |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|2}}

| birth_place = Buduburam, Ghana

| height = 1.81 m

| currentclub = Aduana Stars

| clubnumber = 16

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = –2005

| youthclubs1 = Sekondi Hasaacas

| years1 = 2006–2011

| years2 = 2011–

| clubs1 = Sekondi Hasaacas

| clubs2 = Heart of Lions

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| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U-17

| nationalteam2 = Ghana U-20

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| pcupdate = 23 August 2008

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Joseph Addo (born November 2, 1990, in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer currently playing for Ghanaian club Aduana Stars in the Ghana Premier League, as a goalkeeper.

Career

Addo began his career on youth team of Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. and was promoted to the club's senior Glo Premier League team in January 2006. After his return from the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup he became the starting goalie for his club Sekondi Hasaacas.[http://ghanafoot.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/glo-premier-league-0910-preview-round-2/ ESSIPON: Hasaacas-Heart of Lions] Addo left the club following its relegation to the Poly Tank Division One League and from the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season and joined Glo Premier League club and joined Heart of Lions in start for the 2011–12 Glo Premier League season.

International career

Addo was member for Ghana national under-17 football team in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and played 7 games. He was the first choice goalkeeper for the under 17 tournament in Korea 2007 where Ghana placed third in the championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407164156/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=274948/index.html FIFA Profile] On 19 August 2008 was called for the Satellites and with the team won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt where he was taken the second choice goalkeeper.

He was called up to the senior Ghana squad for a World Cup qualifier against Egypt in October 2017.{{cite news|title=Ghana vs Egypt |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=464044 |accessdate=1 July 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=9 October 2017}}