George Owu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Owu | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ebusua Dwarfs | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. | ||
| 2002–2004 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2005–2007 | AshantiGold | ||
| 2007–2010 | El-Masry | ||
| 2010- | Ebusua Dwarfs | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Ghana U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2009 | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2006. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
George Owu (born 7 July 1982 in Accra[1]) is a Ghanaian football player who is currently playing for Ebusua Dwarfs.
Career
George Owu has signed for Egyptian Premier League side El-Masry. He moved from Ashanti Gold.[2] He has been their number 1 since he signed from Ashanti Gold and is widely regarded as the best Goalkeeper in the Egyption League. Had has recently been on trial with some top European teams most notably Tottenham Hotspur. He will be looking to impress at this summers World Cup 2010 to earn a big money move. He returned from Egyptian club El-Masry in October 2010 to his homeland Ghana and signed for Ebusua Dwarfs.[3]
International career
Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.[4] He played his first game for the Ghana national football team on 19 November 2003[5] and was the second goal keeper in Africa cup in Egypt 2006.[6] Owu was also the second goal keeper for Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup.[7] He was the goal keeper for the African nations Cup 2008 hosted in Ghana.[8]
Honors and awards
- FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001
- George Owu is the goal keeper who put up a fantastic performance during the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers campaign match in South Africa, with a 2-0 victory which finally qualified Ghana to the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- George is rated a fantastic goal keeper in the Egyptian 2007-2008 League.
References
- ↑ George Owu at Transfermarkt
- ↑ BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold on www.news.bbc.co.uk
- ↑ SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)
- ↑ Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06 on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de
- ↑ 7th July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu, soccerlastic.com
- ↑ Ghana names 23-man squad on www.ghanafa.com
- ↑ Profile & Stats on www.de.fifa.com
- ↑ Owu earns late Stars call-up on www.ghanamma.com
External links
- Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
- Ghana Football Association - official website
- George Owu at National-Football-Teams.com
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