Daniel Tagoe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Nii Armah Tagoe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dordoi | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
| 2005–2006 | KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | ||
| 2007–2016 | Dordoi | 135 | (7) |
| 2016 | Al-Hala | ||
| 2016– | Dordoi | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Kyrgyzstan | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2016 | |||
Daniel Nii Armah Tagoe (born 3 March 1987) is a Ghanaian-Kyrgyz international footballer who plays as a Defender for Dordoi Bishkek in the Kyrgyzstan League. Born in Ghana, he moved to Central Asia in 2007 to play for Dordoi Bishkek.[3] He is also a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team.
Career
Club
The Ghanaian born Tagoe started his career by Eleven Stoppers and played later for Dansoman United.[4] In 2005 went to Russia to sign for Tatarstan based club KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.[5] After two years in Russia, he went to Dordoi Bishkek where he played five seasons and acquired Kyrgyzstani citizenship. In 2009, he won the best Kyrgyzstan Player of the Year award, as the 23-year-old was instrumental to Dordoi Bishkek success that season.[6] Other honors Tagoe has collected at Dordoi include three Kyrgyzstani national titles; 2009, 2011 and 2012, and two runner up medals; 2010 and 2013. He has also collected three runner up medals at the AFC Prsedent's Cup to his name; 2008, 2009 and 2010.[3][7]
On 30 August 2016, Tagoe signed for Al-Hala in the Bahraini Premier League,[8] returning to Dordoi Bishkek in December 2016, signing a two-year contract with the club.[9]
International career
Tagoe has three national appearances for Kyrgyzstan so far to his name. He joined fellow Ghanaians David Tetteh and Elijah Ari as well as Cameroonian Claude Maka Kum as African-born players representing Kyrgyzstan on the international stage.
International appearances
| Kyrgyzstan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 June 2016[10]
Honors
Club
- Dordoi Bishkek[9]
- Kyrgyzstan League (6); 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Kyrgyzstan Cup (4): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
- Kyrgyzstan Super Cup (4): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- AFC President's Cup (1): 2007
References
- ↑ tagoe daniel nii armah (2014) Kyrgyzstan - Maldivesoccer.com
- ↑
- 1 2 "Daniel Tagoe soccerway profile". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Meet former Berekum Arsenal midfielder Daniel Tagoe who plays for Kyrgyzstan
- ↑ Socceroos World Cup qualifier: meet Daniel Tagoe, Ghanaian tribal prince playing for Kyrgyzstan
- ↑ "Tagoe scoops Kyrgyzstan top award". www.ghanasoccernet.com. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Tagoe footballzz profile". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Дэниел Тэго перешел в клуб Аль-Хала из Бахрейна". fc-dordoi.kg (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Добро пожаловать, Дэн!". fc-dordoi.kg (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ "Daniel Tagoe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
External links
- Daniel Tagoe at Soccerway