Ghanaian Footballers: 1,446 Players & Profiles
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Ghanaian footballers (1,446)
400 have played senior international football for Ghana; the rest hold Ghanaian nationality or played for youth teams. Sorted by prominence.
| Player | Born | Birthplace | Position | Club | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Essien | 1982 | Accra | Midfielder | 59 | 9 | |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 1987 | West Berlin | Forward | 15 | 2 | |
| Asamoah Gyan | 1985 | Accra | Forward | 109 | 51 | |
| Sulley Muntari | 1984 | Konongo | Centre-back | 84 | 20 | |
| André Ayew | 1989 | Seclin | Wing half | 120 | 24 | |
| Jordan Ayew | 1991 | Marseille | Forward | Sheffield United F.C. | 113 | 31 |
| Thomas Partey | 1993 | Odumase Krobo | Midfielder | Al-Shabab Football Club | 61 | 16 |
| Kwadwo Asamoah | 1988 | Accra | Midfielder | 74 | 4 | |
| Abedi Pele | 1964 | Dome | Midfielder | 73 | 33 | |
| Stephen Appiah | 1980 | Accra | Midfielder | 67 | 14 | |
| Iñaki Williams | 1994 | Bilbao | Forward | 28 | 2 | |
| Mohammed Kudus | 2000 | Accra | Forward | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 46 | 13 |
| Christian Atsu | 1992 | Ada Foah | Midfielder | |||
| Baba Rahman | 1994 | Tamale | Centre-back | |||
| Antoine Semenyo | 2000 | London | Forward | Manchester City F.C. | 38 | 3 |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 1990 | Tamale | Midfielder | |||
| John Paintsil | 1981 | Kumasi | Full-back | 89 | 0 | |
| Owusu Benson | 1977 | Accra | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Dominic Adiyiah | 1989 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Samuel Kuffour | 1976 | Kumasi | Centre-back | 59 | 3 | |
| Richard Kingson | 1978 | Accra | Goalkeeper | 93 | 1 | |
| Derek Boateng | 1983 | Accra | Midfielder | 47 | 1 | |
| Emmanuel Frimpong | 1992 | Kumasi | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| John Mensah | 1982 | Obuasi | Centre-back | 86 | 3 | |
| Jonathan Mensah | 1990 | Accra | Centre-back | |||
| Daniel Amartey | 1994 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Mohammed Salisu | 1999 | Accra | Defender | AS Monaco FC | 22 | 4 |
| Anthony Annan | 1986 | Accra | Midfielder | 65 | 2 | |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 1992 | Hamburg | Wing half | 20 | 1 | |
| Samuel Inkoom | 1989 | Sekondi-Takoradi | Centre-back | |||
| Kim Grant | 1972 | Sekondi-Takoradi | Forward | 7 | 1 | |
| Otto Addo | 1975 | Hamburg | Midfielder | 15 | 2 | |
| Osman Bukari | 1998 | Accra | Forward | RTS Widzew Łódź | 18 | 3 |
| Lawrence Ati-Zigi | 1996 | Accra | Goalkeeper | |||
| Hans Sarpei | 1976 | Tema | Full-back | 36 | 1 | |
| Tony Yeboah | 1966 | Kumasi | Forward | 59 | 29 | |
| Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | 1990 | Berekum | Midfielder | |||
| Alfred Duncan | 1993 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Matthew Amoah | 1980 | Tema | Forward | 44 | 11 | |
| Adam Larsen Kwarasey | 1987 | Oslo | Goalkeeper | |||
| Gideon Mensah | 1998 | Accra | Defender | |||
| Sammy Adjei | 1980 | Accra | Goalkeeper | 37 | 0 | |
| Abdul Majeed Waris | 1991 | Accra | Wing half | |||
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | 1986 | Amsterdam | Forward | |||
| Lee Addy | 1990 | Accra | Centre-back | |||
| Prince Tagoe | 1986 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Harrison Afful | 1986 | Kumasi | Full-back | |||
| John Boye | 1987 | Accra | Defender | |||
| Richmond Boakye | 1993 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Albert Adomah | 1987 | London | Forward | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | ||
| Isaac Vorsah | 1988 | Accra | Centre-back | 43 | 1 | |
| Eric Addo | 1978 | Accra | Midfielder | 45 | 0 | |
| Junior Agogo | 1979 | Accra | Forward | 27 | 12 | |
| Raphael Dwamena | 1995 | Nkawkaw | Forward | 9 | 2 | |
| Afriyie Acquah | 1992 | Sunyani | Midfielder | |||
| James Kwesi Appiah | 1960 | Kumasi | Full-back | |||
| Mohammed Rabiu | 1989 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Fatau Dauda | 1985 | Obuasi | Goalkeeper | |||
| Denis Odoi | 1988 | Leuven | Defender | 14 | 0 | |
| Daniel Opare | 1990 | Accra | Full-back | |||
| Abdul Manaf Nurudeen | 1999 | Accra | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | |
| Joseph Aidoo | 1995 | Tema | Defender | |||
| Frank Acheampong | 1993 | Accra | Wing half | |||
| Rahim Ayew | 1988 | Tamale | Full-back | 8 | 0 | |
| Haminu Draman | 1986 | Accra | Midfielder | 43 | 4 | |
| Daniel Agyei | 1989 | Dansoman | Goalkeeper | |||
| Razak Pimpong | 1982 | Accra | Midfielder | 14 | 1 | |
| Mohammed Abu | 1991 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Stephen Adams | 1989 | Kumasi | Goalkeeper | |||
| Kasim Nuhu | 1995 | Accra | Defender | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Rashid Sumaila | 1992 | Cape Coast | Centre-back | |||
| Emmanuel Pappoe | 1981 | Accra | Defender | 28 | 0 | |
| Abubakari Yakubu | 1981 | Tema | Midfielder | 16 | 0 | |
| Stephen Ahorlu | 1989 | Kpando | Goalkeeper | |||
| David Addy | 1990 | Greater Accra Region | Full-back | |||
| Illiasu Shilla | 1982 | Tema | Defender | 13 | 0 | |
| Ebenezer Assifuah | 1993 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Issah Gabriel Ahmed | 1982 | Dawu State | Defender | 30 | 0 | |
| Nii Lamptey | 1974 | Tema | Midfielder | 38 | 8 | |
| Alex Tachie-Mensah | 1977 | Accra | Forward | 11 | 1 | |
| Benjamin Tetteh | 1997 | Accra | Forward | NK Maribor | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Yiadom | 1991 | Holloway | Defender | Reading F.C. | 26 | 0 |
| Kwesi Appiah | 1990 | Camberwell | Forward | |||
| Daniel Afriyie | 2001 | Kumasi | Winger | FC Aarau | 5 | 1 |
| George Owu | 1982 | Accra | Goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | |
| David Accam | 1990 | Accra | Wing half | Nashville SC | 9 | 1 |
| Edmund Addo | 2000 | Accra | Midfielder | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | 8 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Sunday | 1944 | Koforidua | Wing half | |||
| Yaw Yeboah | 1997 | Accra | Wing half | Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 |
| Nana Akwasi Asare | 1986 | Kumasi | Defender | 5 | 0 | |
| Brimah Razak | 1987 | Accra | Goalkeeper | |||
| Francis Dickoh | 1982 | Copenhagen | Centre-back | 13 | 0 | |
| Daniel Quaye | 1980 | Accra | Defender | 10 | 0 | |
| Joseph Larweh Attamah | 1994 | Accra | Defender | |||
| Bernard Mensah | 1994 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Baba Adamu | 1979 | Kumasi | Forward | 8 | 2 | |
| Karim Abdul Razak | 1956 | Kumasi | Midfielder | 62 | 25 | |
| Joachim Yaw | 1973 | Accra | Midfielder | 18 | 0 | |
| Alex Nyarko | 1973 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Owusu Kwabena | 1997 | Accra | Forward | Qarabağ FK | ||
| Jerry Akaminko | 1988 | Accra | Defender | |||
| Yaw Preko | 1974 | Accra | Forward | 68 | 5 | |
| Dominic Oduro | 1985 | Accra | Forward | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 0 |
| Kwame Ayew | 1973 | Accra | Forward | 25 | 9 | |
| Habib Mohamed | 1983 | Tamale | Defender | 8 | 0 | |
| Caleb Ekuban | 1994 | Villafranca di Verona | Midfielder | Hellas Verona FC | 13 | 3 |
| Mohammed Gargo | 1975 | Accra | Defender | 20 | 4 | |
| Masahudu Alhassan | 1992 | Tarkwa | Full-back | |||
| Lumor Agbenyenu | 1996 | Accra | Defender | Málaga CF | 14 | 0 |
| Mahatma Otoo | 1992 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Charles Kwabla Akonnor | 1974 | Accra | Midfielder | 41 | 12 | |
| Felix Aboagye | 1975 | Kumasi | Forward | 23 | 10 | |
| Iddrisu Baba | 1996 | Accra | Midfielder | FK Partizan | 29 | 0 |
| Baffour Gyan | 1980 | Accra | Forward | 25 | 4 | |
| Peter Ofori-Quaye | 1980 | Accra | Forward | 18 | 2 | |
| Laryea Kingston | 1980 | Accra | Midfielder | 41 | 6 | |
| Ransford Osei | 1990 | Accra | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Christian Gyan | 1978 | Tema | Defender | 23 | 0 | |
| Augustine Ahinful | 1974 | Accra | Forward | 19 | 0 | |
| Patrick Agyemang | 1980 | Walthamstow | Forward | 2 | 1 | |
| Mohamed Awal | 1988 | Accra | Defender | |||
| Charles Gyamfi | 1929 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Isaac Cofie | 1991 | Accra | Midfielder | Sivasspor | ||
| Charles Amoah | 1975 | Accra | Forward | 2 | 2 | |
| Osei Kofi | 1940 | Kumasi | Midfielder | 25 | 19 | |
| Wilberforce Mfum | 1936 | Hwidiem | Forward | 26 | 20 | |
| Ahmed Barusso | 1984 | Accra | Midfielder | 6 | 1 | |
| Adjoa Bayor | 1979 | Accra | Midfielder | |||
| Bennard Yao Kumordzi | 1985 | Accra | Midfielder | 3 | 1 | |
| Evelyn Badu | 2002 | Seikwa | Defender | |||
| Frank Amankwah | 1971 | Obuasi | Defender | |||
| Prince Buaben | 1988 | Akosombo | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Samuel Yeboah | 1986 | Accra | Forward | 3 | 0 | |
| Yussif Chibsah | 1983 | Accra | Midfielder | 3 | 1 | |
| Simon Addo | 1974 | Accra | Coach | 5 | 3 | |
| Thomas Agyepong | 1996 | Accra | Forward | |||
| Moussa Narry | 1986 | Maradi | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | |
| Richard Ofori | 1993 | Ghana | Goalkeeper | |||
| George Alhassan | 1955 | Kumasi | Midfielder | |||
| Edwin Gyimah | 1991 | Sekondi-Takoradi | Midfielder | |||
| Isaac Boakye | 1981 | Kumasi | Forward | 17 | 6 | |
| Malik Jabir | 1944 | Tamale | Forward | 6 | 0 | |
| Solomon Asante | 1990 | Kumasi | Forward | |||
| Ernest Sowah | 1988 | Accra | Goalkeeper | |||
| Shamo Quaye | 1971 | Tema | Midfielder | 41 | 0 | |
| Joe Addo | 1971 | Accra | Centre-back | |||
| Kwame Quansah | 1982 | Tema | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | |
| Ibrahim Tanko | 1977 | Kumasi | Forward | 10 | 0 | |
| Charles Takyi | 1984 | Accra | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | |
| Mukarama Abdulai | 2002 | Tamale | Forward |