Nathaniel Adjei (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Teshie, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Danbort FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Danbort FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Hammarby TFF (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hammarby IF | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Ghana U-20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 | |||
Born and raised in Teshie, Adjei started to play youth football with local club Danbort FC at age 13.[2] The team competed in Division One League, Ghana's second tier.[3]
On 13 August 2021, Ajdei joined Hammarby TFF in Sweden's third tier Ettan, the feeder team of Hammarby IF. He was signed on a one-year loan from Danbort, together with fellow Ghanaian player Emmanuel Agyeman Duah from Karela United.[4]
On 11 July 2022, Adjei was promoted to Hammarby's first team, completing a permanent transfer from Danbort by signing a four and a half-year contract.[5] On 17 September the same year, Adjei made his Allsvenskan debut in a 1–1 away draw against BK Häcken, in which he scored an own goal.[6]
Being part of the Ghanaian youth selections since 2018, Adjei was the vice captain of the Ghana national U17's.[7]
Adjei was called up to the Ghana national U20's for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, at age 16.[8]
He was also part of Ghana's squad in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[9] He played three games throughout the tournament, before suffering an injury ahead of the knockout stage, that Ghana went on to win through a 2–0 win in the final against Uganda.[10][11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby TFF | 2021 | Ettan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Ettan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Hammarby IF – current squad | |
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