Seidu Salifu
 Seidu Salifu lors du match amical Mali vs Ghana le 31 mars 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seidu Salifu | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1993[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Africain | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tamale Young Kotoko | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Guan United | ||
| 2010–2013 | All Stars F.C. | 15 | (6) |
| 2014– | Club Africain | 33 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U20 | 11 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2015. | |||
Seidu Salifu is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Club Africain in Tunisia. Formerly of All Stars F.C. in the Glo Ghana Premier League, he plays as a midfielder. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up to be a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria, and he was a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[2] In March 2015, he got his debut call up into Ghana national football team.[3]
Career
Early career
Salifu began his youth career playing for Tamale Young Kotoko in the Ghana Juvenile Association Colts League.
Club career
In 2009, Salifu moved to Guan United who played in Division One. At his time, they qualified for play-offs for the Ghana Premier League but could not make it. In 2010, he moved to All Stars F.C.. Salifu had a remarkable three-year spell at the club especially in 2012 and after his success in the games of the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification, Salifu was highly sought after by top teams in Ghana including Asante Kotoko SC. [4] After playing a key role for the Black Satellites at the FIFA U-20 Championship 2013 in Turkey he moved to the Tunisian side Club Africain.[5] In July 2015, Salifu turned down a trial with Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.[6]
International career
African Youth Championship
Salifu was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the 2013 African U-20 Championship. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up for the Ghana Under-20 national team for the 2013 tournament in Algeria.[7] During the competition he scored from a long distance in the group match game against Algeria.
FIFA U-20 Championship, Turkey 2013
Salifu was a member of the Ghana Under-20 national team that took part and in the 2013 FIFA U-20 tournament in Turkey.[8][9][10][11] He scored one of Ghana's goal in the 4-3 win over Chile in the quarter finals.[12]
Ghana national team
In March 2015, Salifu was called up to the Ghana squad to face Senegal national football team and Mali national football team.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2015[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Africain | 2013–14 | CLP-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
- Club Africain
International
- Ghana
- U-20 World Cup: Third Place 2013[15]
- African Youth Championship: Runners up 2013
References
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=368732/index.html
- ↑ "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Youngster Seidu Salifu earns debut Black Stars call up for Mali, Senegal friendlies". Ghana Soccer Net. Ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ http://en.africatopsports.com/2012/12/21/ghana-all-stars-attacker-salifu-linked-with-kotoko-move/
- ↑ http://ghanasoccernet.com/wa-all-stars-reach-deal-to-sell-ghana-youth-midfielder-salifu-to-club-africain
- ↑ "Salifu turns down trials with Hamburg, demands straight deal". http://dailypost.ng/. Daily Post. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Revealed: Ghana’s final 21-man squad for U-20 World Cup". allsports.com.gh. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana FA confirms U20 squad numbers for FIFA World Cup in Turkey". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana U20 coach releases preliminary World Cup squad". mtnfootball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana Under 20". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/ghana-u20-vs-chile-u20/1498345/report
- ↑ http://ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201503/10301.php
- ↑ "S.Seidu". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/turkey2013/index.html