Paddy John

Paddy John (born 23 February 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer. He usually plays as a striker.

Paddy John
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990
Place of birth Zwedru, Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
FC Twente VA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Heracles Almelo 5 (0)
2010–2011 RKC Waalwijk 9 (1)
2011 Fortuna Sittard 14 (2)
2011–2012 VfL Osnabrück 10 (0)
2012–2013 AGOVV Apeldoorn 11 (0)
2016–2017[1] GVVV 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Early and personal life

John was born in Zwedru, Liberia and grew up in the Netherlands. His two brothers Collins and Ola are also footballers.[2]

Career

John began his career with the youth team of Twente, and began his professional career in the 2008-09 season with Heracles Almelo.[3] He later played for RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard, before signing for German Club VfL Osnabrück in July 2011.[4] After one season he returned to the Netherlands and signed with AGOVV Apeldoorn.

References

  1. Paddy John per direct weg bij GVVV‚ gelderlander.nl, 20 January 2017
  2. Leo Spall (20 February 2004). "John Collins or Collins John?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. (in Dutch) Voetbal International
  4. Paddy John at fussballdaten.de (in German)


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