Daniel Addo (footballer, born 1976)

Dan Addo

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Addo
Date of birth	6 November 1976
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993	Great Olympics
1993–1995	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–1998	Bayer Leverkusen	0	(0)
1998–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf	27	(2)
1999–2000	Karlsruher SC	17	(0)
2000–2001	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2	(0)
2001–2002	Wormatia Worms	18	(1)
2002–2003	FC Lustenau
2003–2004	Al-Nejmeh SC	12	(2)
2005–2007	Vardar Skopje
2007	Sekondi Hasaacas	3	(0)
National team
1991–1993	Ghana U17	11	(3)
1993	Ghana U20	6	(1)
1994–2000	Ghana	27	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Daniel Addo (born 6 November 1976) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes, as a midfielder.

Club career

Addo enjoyed a ten-year career in Europe, and was hailed as one of the most talented players from Ghana in teenage years. Bayer Leverkusen signed him in 1992 (he was only 15), alongside teammate Sebastian Barnes.^[1] However, he never appeared for Bayer's first team, going on to represent Fortuna Düsseldorf (twice), Karlsruher SC, Wormatia Worms, FC Lustenau, Vardar Skopje, Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.^[2]

International career

In his international career, Addo was both a member of the Black Stars and the Black Meteors.^[3] He played for Ghana's U-17 at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy, also appearing in the 1993 edition, in Japan.^[3] With the under-20, he played at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.^[4]

References

1. "Ballbehandlung – man hat sie oder man hat sie nicht" [Ballcontrol: Either you have it or you don't] (in German). Zeitmagazin. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
2. Daniel Addo at National-Football-Teams.com
3. "Player Profile". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
4. Daniel Addo – FIFA competition record