Amidu Salifu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amidu Salifu | ||
| Date of birth | September 20, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Modena (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vicenza | |||
| 2011– | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Vicenza | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Fiorentina | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Catania (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Modena (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Amidu Salifu (born September 20, 1992 in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Modena F.C., on loan from ACF Fiorentina.
Club career
Vicenza Calcio
Salifu started his youth career with Italian club Vicenza Calcio and made his debut with the senior squad in the 2010–11 Serie B season before going on to sign for ACF Fiorentina in January 2011. He made 8 league appearances for the biancorossi prior to his transfer.
ACF Fiorentina
Following his transfer to the Firenze-based club, Salifu was hardly utilized as a first team member. The young midfielder made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina on 23 April 2011 in a match against Cagliari, when he came on as a 90th minute substitute for former club captain, Adrian Mutu.[1] He would eventually go on to make an additional 12 appearances throughout the 2011-12 Serie A season, before being loaned to Calcio Catania in June 2012. He has made 11 appearances in all competitions for the club since his arrival, generally serving as a reserver for the likes of Sergio Almiron, Francesco Lodi, and Marco Biagianti.
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Vicenza | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Catania | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Italy | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
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