 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Adjei | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mohammedan | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Wa All Stars | 24 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Cape Town City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Al-Orouba (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Oklahoma City Energy | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Malkiya Club | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Aizawl | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Legon Cities | 30 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Al-Diriyah (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2023– | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ghana U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ghana | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 28 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Adjei (born 20 August 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Mohammedan. He has also represented the Ghana national under-20 football team.[1][2]
Adjei began his professional football career at Wa All Stars in the First Capital Plus Premier League, Ghana's highest league. On 15 August 2016, it was announced that he had been signed on season-long loan deal by South African top-tier side Cape Town City, where he would play his first Premier Soccer League season in 2016–17.[3]
On 17 September 2017, it was announced that he had joined with Oman-based club Al-Oruba SC on loan.[4]
February 2018, Adjei switched teams and countries by agreeing to a contract with United Soccer League side OKC Energy FC.[5][6]
Adjei signed for Malkiya Club in Bahrain on 7 October 2018.[7]
In 2020, he joined the I-League side Aizawl FC on a one-year contract as a defender and appeared in 10 league matches as the club finished on 10th position.[8][9]
On 15 January 2022, Adjei joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Diriyah on loan.[10][11]
In 2015, Adjei was selected to represent Ghana at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Ghana finished top of their group in the tournament above Austria, Argentina, and Panama. However, the team was eventually knocked-out by African counterparts, Mali.[12]
He has also been named in the Ghana national team latest squad for Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire friendlies.[13]