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Dominic Adiyiah
Personal information
Date of birth	10 July 1989 (age 20)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Fedrikstad
Number	10
Youth career
2000–2006	Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2009

Dominic Adiyiah (born July 10, 1989 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer, playing for Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian Premier League.

Club career

Adiyiah began his career in the Feyenoord Academy and played with the team 2006 in the One Touch League.^[1] He joined then to Heart of Lions, where he scored eleven goals the previous season and stands in the Ghana Premier League All Star team. ^[2] He was the 2006–07 Most Valuable Player in the One Touch League.^[3] Adiyiah completed his proposed move to Norwegian side Fredrikstad FK, on 6 August 2008, making his debut on August 30, against Aalesunds FK.^[4] After impressing in the U-20 World Cup, Adiyiah was later in October 2009 reported to be close to joining Serie A club Milan,^[5] a move which was later confirmed by general manager Adriano Galliani on 1 November 2009.^[6]^[7] Medical test have to be first completed in order for his transfer to be finalized.^[8]

International career

Since 2008 he has played for the Ghana national under-20 football team^[9]. His first game was on 30 March 2008 against the U-20 Niger national football team.^[10]. Adiyiah represented the under-20 national team^[11], the Black Satellites at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt^[12]. On 16 October 2009 won with the Satellites the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup^[13], won the Golden Shoe with 8 goals^[14] and was the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament^[15]. On 03 November 2009 earned his first call up for the Black Stars^[16] for an friendly match against Mali national football team on 15 November 2009.

Honours

Individual

Club

Fredrikstad FK

Norwegian Premier League runner up: 2008^[17]

Country

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Gold Medal Winner

References

^ http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=1643
^ http://www.onetouch.com.gh/news/shownewsstory.aspx?catId=7&id=340
^ http://www.modernghana.com/news2/197869/2/adiyah-keen-on-satellites-glory.html
^ http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spielbericht/918273/aalesunds-fk_fredrikstad-fk/spielverlauf/index.html
^ Milan set to sign Fredrikstad youngster
^ The best must still come
^ AC Milan set to complete Adiyiah and Beckham deals
^ "Enige om personlig kontrakt" (in Norwegian). fredrikstadfk.no. 5 November 2009. http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/2540/372/. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
^ http://www.modernghana.com/news/193787/1/none.html
^ http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200803/2782.asp
^ FIFA.com - Adiyiah: "Die große Chance"
^ Adiyiah wird zum Helden
^ Ghana feiert Titelgewinn
^ Adiyiah: Ghanas Goldjunge
^ Ägypten: Adiyiah räumt ab
^ Dede Ayew, Adiyiah And Others Join Black Stars
^ "Sølvguttene fikk sine medaljer!" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/1503/475/. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sergio Agüero	FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe 2009	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Sergio Agüero	FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball 2009	Succeeded by Incumbent

[0] ttp://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=1643

[1] ttp://www.onetouch.com.gh/news/shownewsstory.aspx?catId=7&id=340

[2] ttp://www.modernghana.com/news2/197869/2/adiyah-keen-on-satellites-glory.html

[3] ttp://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spielbericht/918273/aalesunds-fk_fredrikstad-fk/spielverlauf/index.html

[4] Milan set to sign Fredrikstad youngster

[5] The best must still come

[6] AC Milan set to complete Adiyiah and Beckham deals

[7] "Enige om personlig kontrakt" (in Norwegian). fredrikstadfk.no. 5 November 2009. http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/2540/372/. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

[8] ttp://www.modernghana.com/news/193787/1/none.html

[9] ttp://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200803/2782.asp

[10] FIFA.com - Adiyiah: "Die große Chance"

[11] Adiyiah wird zum Helden

[12] Ghana feiert Titelgewinn

[13] Adiyiah: Ghanas Goldjunge

[14] Ägypten: Adiyiah räumt ab

[15] Dede Ayew, Adiyiah And Others Join Black Stars

[16] "Sølvguttene fikk sine medaljer!" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/1503/475/. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

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