Lawrence Adjei-Okyere (born 23 March 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer[2] who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Adjei-Okyere | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Obuasi Goldfields | 68 | (23) |
| 2000–2001 | Asante Kotoko | 16 | (10) |
| 2001 | FC Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 15 | (8) |
| 2003–2007 | Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club | 29 | (6) |
| 2007 | Hohhot Black Horse[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 21 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Sporting Club de Bangui | 26 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Ghana | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Adjei started his footballing career at Obuasi Goldfields. He scored the only goal for Goldfields in the first leg of the 1997 CAF Champions League Final.[3]
He joined Russian team Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2001.[4] In January 2002, he moved to Arminia Bielefeld in Germany[5]
In 2005, he won the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup with Accra Hearts of Oak [6] He played in the 2005 CAF Super Cup but was sent off.[7]
He played in India from January to June 2008 with Sporting Clube de Goa and scored his first goal for them against East Bengal Club on 6 January 2008.[8] He then moved to Central African Republic team Sporting Club de Bangui.
References edit
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Adjei, Lawrence". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Lawrence Adjei at kicker (in German)
- ^ Joe Aggrey (December 2, 1997). Graphic Sports: Issue 654 December 2-8 1997. Graphic Communications Group. p. 6.
- ^ "European summer round-up". BBC Sport. July 23, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Top scorers/latest transfers". BBC Sport. January 3, 2002. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "TODAY IN HISTORY: Hearts beat Kotoko to win Confederations Cup". Ghana Sports Online. January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Enyimba (Ngr) - Hearts of Oak (Gha) 2-0 (0-0,0-0) (aet)". www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
- ^ "Adjei goal sinks East Bengal". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. January 6, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.[dead link]
External links edit
- Lawrence Adjei at FootballDatabase.eu
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