Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florence Dadson | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Cape Coast, Ghana[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | RMU Eagles | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Academy of Christ the King | |||
2006–2007 | Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast | ||
2011–2013 | RMU Eagles | 42 | (50[3]) |
2014– | Gulf Coast Texans | 7 | (7[4]) |
International career | |||
Ghana U-17[2] | 3 | (2) | |
Ghana U-20 | 3 | (0) | |
2012– | Ghana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Florence Dadson (born 23 April 1992) is a Ghanaian female footballer, who currently plays for the Gulf Coast Texans in the United States.[5][6]
Dadson started her career in the Academy of Christ the King[7] and joined Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast at age thirteen.[8] She left her homeland, Ghana, in September 2011 after she gained admission to the Robert Morris University[9] in Illinois to pursue her undergraduate studies in Business Administration – Majoring in Tourism Studies. She played for RMU alongside Ghanaian team members Olivia Amoako and Linda Eshun.[10]
After graduating from Robert Morris University in the Spring of 2014, she joined to W-League club Gulf Coast Texans.[11]
Dadson played as a forward and has represented her country at both U-17 and U-20 levels.[12] Dadson played for Ghana at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[13] and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She stands also in the extended squad of the Black Queens.[14]
Dadson married Ghanaian international footballer David Accam on 3 January 2019 in Cape Coast, Ghana.[15][16]
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