Godfred Donsah (born 7 June 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DC United Agogo | |||
| 2012–2013 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Verona | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cagliari | 21 | (2) |
| 2015–2021 | Bologna | 67 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Crotone | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Şanlıurfaspor | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Accra, Donsah made his senior debuts with local DC United Agogo before signing a contract with Palermo.[2] Before signing with Palermo, he had trials at A.S. Roma, but nothing came of it.[3] He joined Verona in summer 2013.
Donsah made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 19 April 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win at Atalanta.[4]
On 17 July 2014, he joined Cagliari[5] for a fee of €2.16 million.[6]
On 24 August 2015, Bologna announced the signing of Donsah on loan with a conditional obligation to buy if Donsah made his debut,[6][7] for a total fee of €7 million (€2.5M+€4.5M).[8] Donsah signed a four-year contract.[8] Donsah made his debut on 29 August, a match losing to Sassuolo 1–0.[9]
On 1 October 2020, Donsah joined Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan for the 2020–21 season.[10]
On 27 August 2021, Donsah terminated his contract with Bologna and then moved outright to Crotone, with whom he signed a two-year contract.[11] He left for Yeni Malatyaspor in Turkey in January 2022.
Career statistics
- As of 31 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2013–14 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari | 2014–15 | Serie A | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 8 | ||
References
External links
- Godfred Donsah at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Godfred Donsah – FIFA competition record (archived)