Nii Welbeck

Nii Ayi Welbeck

Personal information
Full name	Nii Aryee Welbeck
Date of birth	3 October 1976
Place of birth	Takoradi, Ghana
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Okwawu United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–1995	Okwawu United
1995–1996	FC Winterthur
1996–1997	Çanakkale Dardanelspor	10	(1)
1997–1998	Kallithea
1998–2002	Okwawu United
National team
1996-1999	Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Nii Aryee Welbeck (born 3 October 1976 in Takoradi) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and the Ghana national football team.

Career

Welbeck played for Swiss Nationalliga B club FC Winterthur in 1996 and Çanakkale Dardanelspor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the 1996-97 season.^[1] He spent the following season with Kallithea F.C. in the Greek second division.^[2] Next, he signed with Okwawu United,^[3] who 2002 retired.

International

He was part of the Ghana national football team squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing in two matches.^[4] Welbeck played several matches for the senior national team, including qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[5]

Coaching career

Welbeck retired 2002 and signed a contract with Okwawu United in the Management.^[6]

Personal life

Nii Aryee is the elder brother of the German footballer Nii Armah Welbeck.

References

1. Profile at TFF.org
2. "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997-98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΛΟΥ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ - ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 7 September 1997.
3. otoko,Okwahu; Oly, RTU Matches Rained Off on www.modernghana.com
4. Nii Welbeck – FIFA competition record
5. CAF - 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES
6. Okwawu sign 3 new players on www.ghanaweb.com

External links

• Where Are These Players Now? - Crusading Guide
• Nii Welbeck at National-Football-Teams.com