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| Full name | Christian Kwesi Annan | ||
| Date of birth | May 3, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker/ Left-Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tai Po | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Eastern | 8 | (14) |
| 2006– | Tai Po | 92 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christian Kwesi Annan (Chinese: 安基斯; born May 3, 1978) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker. He joined Tai Po in 2006 and is famed in the Hong Kong First Division for his high pace and dribbling skill.
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Christian Annan arrived in Hong Kong to continue his football career in 2004. Unfortunately, he arrived at a time when most clubs in the First Division had already finished their foreign player signings, and so he joined Eastern, a Second Division club instead.
With 14 goals in 11 matches, including a hat trick against Tai Po FC, Annan successfully gained the attention of his then opponent. When Tai Po FC has successfully obtained their promotion status after the 2005–06 season, they signed Annan immediately.
Although he did not have the same impact in front of goal when compared to his time in the Second Division, Annan bagged 6 goals in 21 matches and became Wofoo Tai Po's top scorer (along with defender Joel), helping the team to successfully avoid relegation . His performances were also thrown into the limelight with his selection into the Hong Kong League XI for the Lunar New Year Cup 2007. With only a brief appearance in the first match against Jamaica, Annan started the next match against Australia U-23, was fouled in the box, gaining a penalty for his team which ultimately tied the match (penalty scored by Keith Gumbs) in injury time.
His contribution on Wofoo Tai Po has been further rewarded: he was selected into the 2006–07 Squad of the Year in the Hong Kong Footballer Awards.
In season 2007-2008, Annan kept performing and being selected into the first squad of Hong Kong League XI for the Lunar New Year Cup 2008. He only dropped out of the final selection due to the overload of attacking players. He scored 7 goals in the season, being named the second top league scorer of the team along with striking partner Betine, behind Dega.
In the 2011-12 season, on 18 September 2011, Annan appeared as a second half substitute and scored twice against Kitchee, but Tai Po still lost the game 4-2.
In 18 July 2010, Annan was selected into Hong Kong League Selection against Birmingham City in the Hong Kong Stadium. He scored a goal in the match and was the MVP of the match. After the match, it was rumoured that the manager of Birmingham City Alex McLeish was interested in signing Annan.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Eastern | Second Division | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 14 | ||
| Total | Easten | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2006–07 | Tai Po | First Division | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 21 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 | 12 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 8 | |||
| Total | Tai Po | 92 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 38 | |
| Career total | 100 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 52 | ||
Annan is married to Irene, a Hong Kong woman whom he met in Hong Kong[2] and the couple have a daughter, named Precious Annan.[3] After their marriage, Annan handed out red packets to teammates and friends during the Lunar New Year, following the Chinese culture.[4]。
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