Florence Dadson

Florence Dadson
Personal information
Full nameFlorence Dadson
Date of birth23 April 1992
Place of birthCape Coast
Ghana
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
RMU Eagles
Number11
Youth career
Academy of Christ the King
2006-2007Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007-2010Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
2011-2013RMU Eagles42(50[1])
2014-Gulf Coast Texans7(7[2])
National team
Ghana U-17[3]3(2)
Ghana U-203(0)
2012-Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Florence Dadson (born 23 April 1992 in Cape Coast[4] ) is a Ghanaian female footballer, who currently plays for the Gulf Coast Texans in the United States.[5]

Career

Dadson started her career in the Academy of Christ the King[6] and joined Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast at age thirteen.[7] She left her homeland, Ghana, in September 2011 after she gained admission to the Robert Morris University[8] in Illinois to pursue her undergraduate studies in Business Administration - Majoring in Tourism Studies. She played for RMU alongside Ghanaian teammembers Olivia Amoako and Linda Eshun.[9] After graduating from Robert Morris University in the Spring of 2014, she joined to W-League club Gulf Coast Texans.[10]

International

She played as a forward and has represented her country at both U-17 and U-20 levels.[11] Dadson played for Ghana at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[12] and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She stands also in the extended squad of the Black Queens.[13]

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