Claud Adjapong

Claudio Adjapong (born 6 May 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan from Sassuolo.[2]

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(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Verona (on loan from Sassuolo)
Number 98
Youth career
2013–2017 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sassuolo 32 (2)
2019– → Verona (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Italy U19 11[1] (0)
2017– Italy U21 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Sassuolo

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]

Loan to Hellas Verona

On 21 August 2019, Adjapong joined Serie A club Verona on loan with an option to buy.[4]

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 team.[5][6]

After receiving his passport, on 25 August 2016, he received a call-up from the Italy-U19.[7][8]

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. "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, prelevato Adjapong dal Sassuolo". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "Talenti "Primavera": Claud Adjapong". superscommesse.it (in Italian). Super News. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "I neroverdi "scoprono" il sassolese Adjapong". gazzettadimodena.it (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. "Italy squads announced for September fixtures at U-20, U-19 and U-18 level". FIGC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. "Claud Adjapong - Under-19". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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