Emmanuel Pappoe
Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe (born 3 March 1981 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Liberty Professionals F.C..
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe | ||
Date of birth | 3 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liberty Professionals F.C. | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Liberty Babies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Liberty Professionals | ||
2003–2005 | F.C. Ashdod | 57 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 59 | (4) |
2007–2009 | AEK Larnaca | 45 | (0) |
2009 | Hapoel Haifa | 4 | (0) |
2010 | Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv | 14 | (0) |
2010– | Liberty Professionals F.C. | ||
National team‡ | |||
2002–2006 | Ghana | 28 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2006 |
Club career
AEK Larnaca in summer 2007, Pappoed plied Israel, playing two seasons each with F.C. Ashdod (2003–05) and Hapoel Kfar Saba (2005–07) and for Hapoel Haifa up until December 2009.[1] The defender left in October 2010 his club Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv of the Israeli national league and returned to his youth club Liberty Professionals F.C..[2]
International career
Pappoe was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. His hard work earned him a call-up to the senior side, making his debut against Sierra Leone on 19 October 2002.
He was selected to represent the nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he made two appearances in four matches, as the unfancied Africans bowed out to world powers Brazil in the round-of-16 match. [3]
Honours
References
- הקשר הגאורגי לבן חמלדזה חתם הבוקר על חוזה עד סיום העונה בהפועל חיפה וצפוי לשחק מול מכבי ת"א. (in Hebrew)
- Mark Amofah and Addoquaye Pappoe to sign for Liberty Professionals Liberty turn to experience after poor start
- Bonna, Okyere. (2013). Ghana, the rediscovered soccer might : watch out world!. Okab. ISBN 1-4848-4072-0. OCLC 935714708.
External links
- 2006 World Cup Profile
- One.co.il profile and stats (in Hebrew)
- Emmanuel Pappoe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emmanuel Pappoe – Israel Football Association league player details