Seidu Salifu

Seidu Salifu is a Ghanaian footballer who last played for Ümraniyespor in Turkey [3] after a short spell at Adana Demirspor [4] Formerly of Club Africain in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, he plays as a midfielder. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up to be a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria, and he was a member of the Ghana Under 20 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[5] In March 2015, he got his debut call up into Ghana national football team.[6]

Seidu Salifu
Seidu Salifu lors du match amical Mali vs Ghana le 31 mars 2015
Personal information
Full name Seidu Salifu
Date of birth (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993[1]
Place of birth Tamale, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 All Stars 16 (10)
2011 → Turan-Tovuz (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2016 Club Africain 34 (1)
2016 Inter Allies 1 (0)
2016–2017 Adana Demirspor 1 (0)
2017 Ümraniyespor 9 (0)
National team
2013 Ghana U20 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2017

Career

Early career

Salifu began his youth career playing for Tamale Young Kotoko in the Ghana Juvenile Association Colts League.

Club career

Salifu came to prominence in 2010 when he moved to All Stars F.C.. He had a remarkable three-year spell at the club especially in 2012 and after his success in the games of the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification, Salifu was highly sought after by top teams in Ghana including Asante Kotoko SC.[7] After playing a key role for the Black Satellites at the FIFA U-20 Championship 2013 in Turkey he moved to the Tunisian side Club Africain.[8] In July 2015, Salifu turned down a trial with Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.[9] On 27 August 2016, Seidu Salifu agreed terms to play for Adana Demirspor in Turkey and managed just one league appearance.[4] Salifu joined Ümraniyespor after six months[3]

International career

African Youth Championship

Salifu was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the 2013 African U-20 Championship. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up for the Ghana Under-20 national team for the 2013 tournament in Algeria.[5] During the competition he scored from a long distance in the group match game against Algeria.

FIFA U-20 Championship, Turkey 2013

Salifu was a member of the Ghana Under-20 national team that took part and in the 2013 FIFA U-20 tournament in Turkey.[10][11][12][13] He scored one of Ghana's goal in the 4–3 win over Chile in the quarter finals.[14]

Ghana national team

In March 2015, Salifu was called up to the Ghana squad to face Senegal national football team and Mali national football team.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 May 2017[16][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turan Tovuz (loan) 2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League 2000–20
Club Africain 2013–14 CLP-1 5000–50
2014–15 26100–261
2015–16 3000–30
Total 34100--341
Inter Allies 2016 Ghanaian Premier League 1000–10
Adana Demirspor 2016–17 TFF First League 1000–10
Ümraniyespor 2016–17 TFF First League 9020–110[17]
Career total 47120--491[17]

Honours

Club
Club Africain

International
Ghana

References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=368732/index.html
  2. http://www.eurosport.com/football/seidu-salifu_prs358248/person.shtml
  3. http://ghanasoccernet.com/official-ghana-youth-star-seidu-salifu-joins-turkish-second-tier-side-umraniyespor-on-short-loan-deal
  4. http://pulse.com.gh/sports/seidu-salifu-ghanaian-midfielder-joins-turkish-side-id5427263.html
  5. "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. "Youngster Seidu Salifu earns debut Black Stars call up for Mali, Senegal friendlies". Ghana Soccer Net. Ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. http://en.africatopsports.com/2012/12/21/ghana-all-stars-attacker-salifu-linked-with-kotoko-move/
  8. http://ghanasoccernet.com/wa-all-stars-reach-deal-to-sell-ghana-youth-midfielder-salifu-to-club-africain
  9. "Salifu turns down trials with Hamburg, demands straight deal". http://dailypost.ng/. Daily Post. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. "Revealed: Ghana's final 21-man squad for U-20 World Cup". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  11. "Ghana FA confirms U20 squad numbers for FIFA World Cup in Turkey". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  12. "Ghana U20 coach releases preliminary World Cup squad". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  13. "Ghana Under 20". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/ghana-u20-vs-chile-u20/1498345/report
  15. http://ghanafa.org/pages/blackstars/201503/10301.php
  16. "S.Seidu". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  17. "SEIDU SALIFU". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  18. https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/turkey2013/index.html
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