David Accam

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David Accam
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990
Place of birthAccra, Ghana
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, Forward
Club information
Current clubHelsingborg
Number25
Youth career
2004–2008Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Ledbury Town[1]8(5)
2010–2011Evesham United[2]20(10)
2012Östersund14(9)
2012–Helsingborg37(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Accam (born 28 September 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Helsingborg, as a midfielder.[3]

Career

Club career

Ghana

Accam did not belong to a club during the first twelve years of his life. He instead spent his time playing with friends on gravel pitches in the parks of Accra. There he was spotted by a scout from Ghana-based Right to Dream Academy where he would spend four years.[4]

England

In 2008 Accam received a three year scholarship to study at Hartpury College in England.[4] He combined his time there with playing in the English lower leagues. After signing for English club Ledbury Town, Accam scored on his debut in December 2009.[5] He then played for English club Evesham United during the 2010–11 season while also featuring in the reserve team squad at Forest Green Rovers. The fact that Accam was in England on a student visa prevented him from playing for their first team, or any club in a higher division.[6]

After his time at Evesham United he took part in the Nike "The Chance" competition where he was one of eight winners who got to spend the 2011–2012 season with Nike Football Academy.[7]

Sweden

In March 2012 Accam signed for Swedish third tier side Östersund.[8] English manager Graham Potter was in charge of the club and he had already signed two other Ghanaians who were studying with Accam at Hartpury College. And after scouting him at the Nike Academy he brought Accam with him back to Sweden.[9] Accam became an immediate success with his new team and several Allsvenskan clubs became interested in signing him for the summer transfer window.[10]

Accam was then signed by Allsvenskan club Helsingborg in August 2012, and was due to be loaned back to Östersund for the remainder of the season, but was recalled by Helsingborg for an upcoming Champions League qualifying match against Celtic.[11][12] The 2 million SEK transfer fee paid by Helsingborg was the highest ever for a player from the Swedish third tier.[4]

International career

Accam received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sudan on 24 March 2013, in which he was an unused substitute.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Season Archive Ledbury Town 1st Team". Ledbury Town FC. 22 March 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Evostik League Southern". The Evostik League Southern. 8 June 2013. 
  3. ↑ David Accam profile at Soccerway
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Dyraste division-1- spelare i historien" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 15 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ Mark Stanford (4 December 2009). "Symons calls for errors to be stopped". Worcester News. 
  6. ↑ "Red tape restricting Rovers' African stars". This is Gloucestershire. 16 July 2010. 
  7. ↑ "David Accam wins "The Chance" competition". Myjoyonline.com. 2 February 2011. 
  8. ↑ "David Accam, ÖFK senaste nyförvärv". Östersunds FK. 26 March 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Graham: "Whoever came to the club had to have a real desire for ÖFK"". Östersunds FK. 6 September 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Halva Allsvenskan jagar Waris vän: "Jag är snabbare"". Eurosport. 5 June 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Helsingborg recall David Accam for UEFA Champions League play-offs against Celtic". Ghana To Ghana. 13 August 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Officiellt: David Accam flyttar till Helsingborg redan nu" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 11 August 2012. 
  13. ↑ Michael Oti Adjei (12 March 2013). "Emmanuel Frimpong earns first Ghana call-up". BBC Sport. 
  14. ↑ Kent Mensah (18 December 2013). "Helsingborg winger Accam eyes Ghana recall". Goal.com. 
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