Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paro FC of the Bhutan Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Gadze | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paro | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 12 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Delhi Dynamos | 28 | (9) |
| 2016 | → HJK (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Zira (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Zira | 23 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Voluntari | 28 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Zira | 11 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 18 | (5) |
| 2021 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sheikh Russel | 11 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Sumgayit | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Rajasthan United | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Paro | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U-23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarlier career
editGadze played for several Ghanaian teams, including Ebusua Dwarfs,[1] before signing for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos in September 2015.[2] Gadze scored his first goal for Delhi Dynamos in their 2–1 victory over Pune City on 14 October 2015.[3]
HJK
editOn 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for Veikkausliiga side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on loan,[4] returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016.[5]
Zira
editOn 1 February 2017, Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League announced the signing of Gadze on a half year contract.[6] Zira announced on 30 May 2017, that Gadze had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[7] Zira declined to take up the option of the second year of Gadze's contract, with him leaving Zira at the end of the 2017/18 season.[8]
Zira return
editIn October 2019, Gadze returned to Zira FK on a one-year contract.[9]
Sheriff Tiraspol
editOn 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with Sheriff Tiraspol.[10]
Sumgayit
editOn 27 October 2022, Gadze signed for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11] He scored against "Neftchi" in the first game.[12]
Rajasthan United
editIn September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with I-League side Rajasthan United.[13][14]
Paro
editIn April 2024, Gadze signed for Bhutan Premier League club Paro.[15]
International career
editOn 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in an 1–0 defeat to Libya.[16] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[17] He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 December 2022[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Delhi Dynamos | 2015 | Indian Super League | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | Indian Super League | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||||||
| HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
| Zira (loan) | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Zira | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 29 | 9 | ||
| Voluntari | 2018–19 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
| Zira | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sheikh Russel | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| Sumgayit | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Rajasthan United | 2023–24 | I-League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 39 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ghana Start Camping Today For Wafu Tournament". modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "ISL 2: Delhi Dynamos sign Ghanaian Richard Gadze". mid-day.com/. mid-day. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Ghana attacker Richard Gadze scores debut goal for Delhi Dynamos in Indian top-flight". ghanasportsonline.com/. ghanasportsonline. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "HJK sopimukseen ghanalaishyökkääjän kanssa". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Richard Gadze palaa Delhiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Zirə qanalı hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Riçard Qadze ilə yeni müqavilə imzalandı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Официально: Гадзе покинул Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Richard Gadze happy to "return home" after sealing move to Zira FK". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Добро пожаловать, Ричард". www.fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Riçard Qadze ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "XIII tur / 2022-11-04". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). PFL. 5 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Player profile – Club career – Season statistics: Richard Gadze". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ @RajasthanUnited (27 September 2023). "Meet our new Goal Machine, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗲! ⚽🇬🇭 #RajasthanUnitedFC #Ghana #Gadze #Ileague" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bhutan Premier League side Paro FC strengthens title bid with marquee signing Richard Gadze". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Richard Gadze". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "R.Gadze". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
edit- Richard Gadze at National-Football-Teams.com
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