| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennard Adjeley Sowah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | SC Urania Hamburg | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2007 | Arsenal | ||
| 2007–2010 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
| 2010– | Hamburger SV II | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:42, 20 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lennard Adjeley Sowah (born 23 August 1992 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German-Ghanaian footballer currently under contract to Hamburger SV, although he has not yet been selected for their first team. He is a defender in the left back position, but can also play in a more advanced left wing position. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a German passport.
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Sowah originally came to England after receiving interest from Arsenal. He left Arsenal and joined Portsmouth, where he has forced himself onto the peripherals of the first team under both Paul Hart and Avram Grant. He was rewarded with the squad number 46 and made his first appearance on the Portsmouth bench in the Carling Cup win against Carlisle United.[2] He has also been named on the bench in F.A Cup games against Coventry and Sunderland. Sowah made his Premier League debut in April 2010 against Blackburn Rovers, as a substitute for Richard Hughes. His next appearance came in a 0–0 draw against Wigan Athletic, in which he played the whole of the second half.
On 18 April 2010, playing against Aston Villa, Lennard Sowah became the first player born after the Premier League was formed to start a Premier League match.[3] He was born eight days after the first Premier League matches were played.
On 6 July 2010, Sowah returned to his hometown and signed for Hamburger SV on a free transfer.[4][5]
Sowah was born to Ghanaian parents in Hamburg and as such, has both German and Ghanaian citizenship. He has represented Germany at U-16[6] and more recently, U-18 level.[7] The Ghanaian FA have also declared interest in having him represent their U-20's side.[8]
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