Joseph Esso (born 10 December 1996) is a Ghanaian football striker for plays for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1] and Ghana National Team.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 25) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | MC Alger | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 41 | (9) |
2018–2020 | Hearts of Oak | 42 | (11) |
2020–2021 | Dreams FC | 18 | (12) |
2021– | MC Alger | 51 | (10) |
National team | |||
2017– | Ghana | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 |
He previously played for Ebusua Dwarfs, Accra Hearts of Oak.[4][5] and Dreams F.C.[6][4] He is the brother of Ghanaian footballer, Eric Esso.[7]
Esso played for Ebusua Dwarfs from 2016 to 2018 before signing for Accra Hearts of Oak in 2018.[4] He made 25 appearances and scored 9 goals in the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League season to help the club finish fourth.[8][9][4]
In 2018, after his contract expired, Esso joined Accra Hearts of Oak on a free transfer signing a 3-year contract with the club.[10] He played for Hearts for three seasons making 42 league appearances and scoring 11 goals.[11]
In 2020, Esso refused to extend his contract with Hearts after it expired. He was linked with a move to Sudanese club Al-Hilal.[4] In August 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Dreams FC.[12][13][4]
Esso featured for Ghana A' national football team, the Local Black Stars at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations scoring two goals to help Ghana place runner-up in the competition.[14][15] He was named in the competition's team of the tournament[16] and recognized as one top performers during the competition.[17]
Esso is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Eric Esso.[18][7]
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