 Adiyiah playing forArsenal Kyiv in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Adiyiah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-11-29)29 November 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord Ghana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Feyenoord Ghana | ||
| 2007–2008 | Heart of Lions | ||
| 2008–2010 | Fredrikstad | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Reggina (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | →Partizan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Karşıyaka (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | 36 | (7) |
| 2014 | Atyrau | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 96 | (19) |
| 2019 | Sisaket | 22 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Chiangmai United | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ghana U-20 | 7 | (8) |
| 2009–2013 | Ghana | 20 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:25, 31 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2014 | |||
Dominic Adiyiah (born 29 November 1989) is a Ghanaian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Adiyiah began his football career atFeyenoord Ghana.[2] He spent several years in Gomoa Fetteh, where the academy is based, before transferring toHeart of Lions in 2007. After making his debut in theGhana Premier League with the club based inKpandu, at the end of the 2007–08 season he was named Most Exciting Player of the league.[3]
In August 2008, Adiyiah made the move to Europe, being signed byNorwegian top flight clubFredrikstad for a fee of £100,000 (approx. €125,000 as of that date).[2] He made his debut for the club in an away match againstAalesund, on 30 August. He went scoreless in four appearances during the2008 season, as the team finished second in the league.[4]
The following season, he scored twice during the training camp, but did not scored in the four league matches he appeared.[5] He also made his debut in theEuropa League, in the second leg of the third qualifying round againstLech Poznań.[6]
In late October 2009, after impressing in theU-20 World Cup, Adiyiah was reported to be close to joiningSerie A clubA.C. Milan. Speculation increased as Fredrikstad announced they had received a bid €500,000 for the young striker from a big European club.[7] The rumour was eventually confirmed by Milan CEOAdriano Galliani on 1 November,[8] and six days later the Ghanaian signed his new contract, as he had passed routine medical examinations.[9]
The move was ratified on 2 January 2010, the first day of the winter transfer window. However Adiyiah was still not able to play, since he was called up by theGhana national team to take part in theAfrican Nations Cup.[10] Upon his return, a month later, he also secured an Italian work permit, which he was still lacking, thus becoming definitively eligible to play.[11] Despite this, he was never selected by head coachLeonardo during the remainder of the 2009–10 season. On 25 June 2012, Adiyiah completed a three-yearcontract with Arsenal Kyiv, ending his three years career with AC Milan.[12]
Subsequently, Adiyiah was sent toSerbian SuperLiga clubPartizan on another loan deal until the end of the season[13] where he joined his national teammatePrince Tagoe.
In the 2011 summer transfer window he signed a loan-deal withKarşıyaka who play inBank Asya 1. Lig, Turkey's second-tier league.[14]
However, in February 2012 he was called back from Karşıyaka, due to lack of playing time andloaned toUkrainian Premier League sideArsenal Kyiv.[15] On 25 June 2012, Adiyiah completed a three-yearcontract with Arsenal Kyiv, after spending three years with AC Milan.[12]
In June 2014, Adiyiah signed forKazakhstan Premier League sideFC Atyrau.[16]
In February 2015, Adiyiah signed forThai Premier League sideNakhon Ratchasima F.C.[17] After a successful season where Nakon Ratchasima reached 8th place Adiyiah announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[18] He later changed his mind however and agreed to stay at Nakhon Ratchasima for another season.
Adiyiah started to be called up by theBlack Satellites in 2008, making his debut on 30 March, in a match againstNiger,[19] and also participating in theWAFU U-20 Championship.[20] The following year, he was part of the squad that won theAfrican Youth Championship.[21][22] His successful 2009 was not over: in October, he took part also in theU-20 World Cup held inEgypt;[23] as the team went on winning the trophy, he was awarded theGolden Shoe for the top-scorer with 8 goals in 7 games and was also named theMost Valuable Player of the tournament.[24]
Adiyiah earned his first call-up with theBlack Stars on 3 November 2009, shortly after the U-20 triumph, for aWorld Cup qualification match againstMali, to be played on 15 November.[25] However, he was left as an unused substitute.[26] He did make his senior debut three days later though, in a friendly againstAngola.[27] In January 2010, he was part of the Ghanaian team that reached the final at theAfrican Nations Cup. Despite making only two substitute appearances, he showed glimpses of a player for the future.[28]
In June of the same year, Adiyiah was called up to take part in the upcomingWorld Cup, to be played in South Africa.[29] He made his debut in the competition during the last match of the group stage againstGermany, coming off the bench for the final minutes.[30] After being left as an unused substitute in the round of 16, he was sent on in the quarter-finals againstUruguay. In the very last minute ofextra time, Adiyiah's header was saved on the line by Uruguyan strikerLuis Suárez, who palmed the ball away with both his hands, resulting in a penalty kick for Ghana and Suarez being sent off. However,Asamoah Gyan smashed the penalty against the bar and the game went to the shootout. Adiyiah took the fourth penalty with his team trailing 2–3, but had his shot saved;Sebastián Abreu seized the chance by subsequently scoring the deciding penalty for Uruguay.[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2009–10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | |
Partizan[33]
Ghana U20
Ghana
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