Enoch Kofi Adu (born 14 September 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club EIF.
 Adu in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enoch Kofi Adu | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2008–2010 | Nice | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | FC Nordsjælland | 79 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Club Brugge | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Stabæk (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Malmö FF | 60 | (3) |
| 2017 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | AIK | 77 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mjällby | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | EIF | 53 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Ghana U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2016 | |||
Club career
editEarly career and Nice
editBorn in Kumasi, Ghana, Adu started his professional career in 2006 at the local club Liberty Professionals F.C. On 23 September 2008, he moved from Liberty Professionals to French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice and signed a contract extending to 2011.[2] He completed the move with national teammate Abeiku Quansah.[3] On 26 March 2010, Adu went for a trial at Swedish club GAIS.[4] Adu later signed a contract with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland on 16 July 2010.[5]
FC Nordsjælland
editAdu quickly became an important player for FC Nordsjælland as he took a permanent position in the starting eleven. He played continuously in the league, cup, and European competitions during his first season at the club. Adu was part of the Nordsjælland squad that won the Danish Cup during the 2010–11 season, also participating in the final of the competition. Adu continued to be an important player for the club as they won their first league title in the 2011–12 season. Subsequently, the club qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League where Adu participated in all six group stage matches when Nordsjælland finished last in their group. Halfway through the 2012–13 season Adu transferred from Nordsjælland to Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.[citation needed]
Club Brugge
editAfter transferring to Belgium Adu played fairly regularly during the remainder of the 2012–13 season. However, during his second season at the club he played less regularly and was loaned to Norwegian newly promoted Tippeligaen club Stabæk until the summer of 2014.
Malmö FF
editOn 8 July 2014 reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF announced that they had signed Adu from Club Brugge as reinforcement for the club's campaign to qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. The transfer was originally meant to be carried out on 1 August when Adu's loan contract with Stabæk ran out, however Malmö FF has confirmed that they were in negotiations with Stabæk to acquire Adu when the Swedish transfer window opened on 15 July. At the same time it was also confirmed that Adu would wear the number 8 shirt at the club.[6] On 24 July Stabæk announced that they had agreed to terminate the loan deal prematurely for a minor compensation from Malmö FF.[7] Adu made 15 appearances for Malmö FF during the latter part of the 2014 season, helping the club defend their league title and qualify for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. Adu was a regular in the next Champions League campaign in 2015–16 as Malmö FF once again qualified for the group stage.
AIK
editOn 25 October 2017, Adu joined Swedish club AIK on a three-year contract from Akhisar Belediyespor.[8]
International career
editAdu represented the Ghana national under-17 team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Korea Republic and played six matches in the tournament.[9] Adu was called up to the senior Ghana side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda in October 2016.[10] He made his international debut in a friendly game against South Africa on 11 October 2016.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups [a] | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nice | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2012–13 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Malmö FF | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| AIK | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 105 | 1 | ||
| Mjällby | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2023 | Ykkönen | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 325 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 415 | 9 | ||
Honours
editFC Nordsjælland
Malmö FF
AIK
References
edit- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen, Turkish Cup, Suomen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ "Enoch Kofi Adu". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Le Ghanéen Enoch Kofi Adu signe à Nice". sport.fr (in French). Sport. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Nice Announce Quansah Capture". goal.com. Goal. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Adu provtränar med GAIS". gais.se (in Swedish). GAIS. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Officielt: Ghaneser til FCN". bold.dk (in Danish). Bold. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Enoch Kofi Adu till Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Adu sin siste Stabæk kamp". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "AIK Fotboll värvar Enoch Kofi Adu". aiktfotboll.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Enoch Adu". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Gilbert Koomson, Inusah Musah called up as Avram Grant names squad for Uganda clash". myjoyonline.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Malmo FF star Enoch Adu Kofi makes Ghana debut". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Enoch Kofi Adu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
edit- Enock Kofi Adu at Malmö FF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-28) (in Swedish)
- Enock Kofi Adu at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Enock Kofi Adu at Soccerway