Nii Welbeck

Nii Ayi Welbeck
Personal information
Full name Nii Aryee Welbeck
Date of birth (1976-10-03) 3 October 1976
Place of birth Takoradi, Ghana
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Okwawu United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1995 Okwawu United
1995–1996 FC Winterthur
1996–1997 Çanakkale Dardanelspor 10 (1)
1997–1998 Kallithea
1998–2002 Okwawu United
National team
1996–1999 Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nii Aryee Welbeck (born 3 October 1976 in Takoradi) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and the Ghana national football team.

Career

Welbeck played for Swiss Nationalliga B club FC Winterthur in 1996 and Çanakkale Dardanelspor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the 1996-97 season.[1] He spent the following season with Kallithea F.C. in the Greek second division.[2] Next, he signed with Okwawu United,[3] who 2002 retired.

International

He was part of the Ghana national football team squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing in two matches.[4] Welbeck played several matches for the senior national team, including qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Coaching career

Welbeck retired 2002 and signed a contract with Okwawu United in the Management.[6]

Personal life

Nii Aryee is the elder brother of the German footballer Nii Armah Welbeck.

References

  1. ↑ Profile at TFF.org
  2. ↑ "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997-98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΛΟΥ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ - ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 7 September 1997.
  3. ↑ otoko,Okwahu; Oly, RTU Matches Rained Off on www.modernghana.com
  4. ↑ Nii Welbeck – FIFA competition record (archive)
  5. ↑ CAF - 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES
  6. ↑ Okwawu sign 3 new players on www.ghanaweb.com
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