Claud Adjapong

Claud Adjapong
Personal information
Full name Claud Adjapong
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998
Place of birth Modena, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 10.5 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 98
Youth career
Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sassuolo 28 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Italy U19 11[1] (0)
2017– Italy U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Claud Adjapong (born 6 May 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Sassuolo.[2]

Club career

Adjapong is a youth exponent from Sassuolo. He made his Serie A debut on 11 March 2016 against Juventus. He replaced Matteo Politano after 89 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat.[3]

International career

Adjapong was born and raised in Italy to parents of Ghanaian descent. Until he was 18, he only had a Ghanaian passport. He is eligible to play for the Ghana national football team.[4][5]

After receiving his passport, on 25 August 2016, he received a call-up from the Italy U19.[6] [7]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.

References

  1. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Adjapong Claud" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ghana - C. Adjapong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Juventus vs. Sassuolo - 11 March 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. ↑ http://news.superscommesse.it/calcio/2016/04/talenti-primavera-claud-adjapong-185277/
  5. ↑ http://gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it/sport/2016/03/13/news/i-neroverdi-scoprono-il-sassolese-adjapong-1.13120231?refresh_ce
  6. ↑ "Italy squads announced for September fixtures at U-20, U-19 and U-18 level". FIGC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/teams/player=250101191/index.html
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