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Joseph Aidoo (born 29 September 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Celta Vigo and the Ghana national team.

Joseph Aidoo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tema, Ghana[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Celta
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Inter Allies	17	(0)
2015	→ Hammarby IF (loan)	1	(0)
2016–2017	Hammarby IF	26	(1)
2017–2019	Genk	65	(4)
2019–	Celta	87	(0)
National team‡
2015	Ghana U-20	10	(0)
2019–	Ghana	10	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Ghana African U-20 Championship 2015 Senegal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Inter Allies

He started his professional football career at Inter Allies in the First Capital Plus Premier League. In 2013–14, Aidoo was nominated in the category Defender of the year in the domestic top tier, but eventually missed out on the award. Aidoo was the club captain during the season of 2014–15.[2]

Hammarby IF

In August 2015, Swedish club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan signed Aidoo on a six-month loan deal.[3] He made his debut, and his only appearance during the 2015 season, against then reigning champions Malmö FF on 25 October 2015. Even though Hammarby lost with a score of 0–1, Aidoo put on an impressive performance being voted Hammarby player of the game.[4]

Before the 2016 Allsvenskan season, he signed for Hammarby IF permanently on a three-year deal.[5] He made his first league appearance of the season against Malmö FF on 18 May, playing the first half before being substituted at halftime.[6] Mid through the campaign, manager Nanne Bergstrand chose to swap the two central defenders, with Aidoo and newly signed David Boo Wiklander making their entrances as regular starters. Out of the following 11 games, Hammarby won an impressive seven – also keeping a clean sheet in six consecutive away fixtures.[7] Aidoo scored his first competitive goal for Hammarby on 12 September 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Örebro SK on home turf.[8]

Aidoo started the 2017 season in fine form, with Hammarby only conceding five goals in the six league games. Aidoo's performances led to him being named in April's best eleven for African players over the world, in the magazine Goal.[9]

Genk

On 24 July 2017, Aidoo completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.[10] He signed a three-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.[11] The transfer fee was reportedly set between €1.25 million and €2 million.[12][13][14] He made his debut for the side on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 home win against Mechelen.[15] Aidoo scored his first goal for Genk in a 1–0 win against the domestic giants Anderlecht on 22 October, and was also voted as the "man of the match".[16] Between 23 September and 19 November, Genk went on an eight matches long unbeaten streak (five wins and three draws) in the league, with Aidoo starting all of the fixtures.[17]

Celta

On 11 July 2019, Aidoo agreed to a five-year contract with Spanish La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo for a reported fee of €8 million.[18] His former club Hammarby received €380,000 as part of the deal.[19]

He made his debut for the Galician club on 24 August 2019 in a 1–0 home win against Valencia, starting and playing 90 minutes at center-back.

International career

Aidoo featured in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Ghana. He played all four of his side's fixtures, with Ghana eventually getting eliminated by Mali in the quarter finals.[20] He was also called up to the African U-20 Championship earlier the same year, where Ghana finished in third place.

He made his debut for the Ghana national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mauritania.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2021[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hammarby IF (loan)	2015	Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Hammarby IF	2016		14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2017		12	0	3	0	—		—		12	3
	Total		27	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
Genk	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	32	3	4	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	4
	2018–19		33	1	2	0	—		—		35	1
	Total		65	4	6	0	6	1	1	0	78	5
Celta	2019–20	La Liga	32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	2020–21		26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		57	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	60	0
Career total			149	5	12	0	6	1	1	0	168	6

International

As of matches played on 17 November 2020[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana
	2019	4	0
	2020	3	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19[24]

References

External links

• Joseph Aidoo at BDFutbol
• Joseph Aidoo at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Joseph Aidoo (Ghanaian footballer)

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[es] Joseph Aidoo

Joseph Aidoo (29 de septiembre de 1995) es un futbolista ghanés que juega de defensa en el R. C. Celta de Vigo de la Primera División de España.[2]

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[fr] Joseph Aidoo

Joseph Aidoo, né le 29 septembre 1995, est un footballeur international ghanéen. Il évolue au Celta de Vigo au poste de défenseur central[1].

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[it] Joseph Aidoo

Joseph Aidoo (Tema, 29 settembre 1995) è un calciatore ghanese, difensore del Celta Vigo.

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[ru] Айду, Джозеф

Джозеф Айду (фр. Joseph Aidoo; родился 29 сентября 1995 года, Гана) — ганский футболист, защитник клуба «Сельта» и сборной Ганы.

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