Sammy Adjei

Football player infobox| playername= Sammy Adjei
fullname = Samuel Adjei
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|9|1
cityofbirth = Accra
countryofbirth = Ghana
height = height|m=1.86
currentclub = Accra Hearts of Oak FC
position = goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-04 2004-05 2005 2005-2008 2008
clubs = Hearts of Oak Club Africain Hearts of Oak FC Ashdod
Hearts of Oak
caps(goals) = 150 (16)
20 (0)
7 (0)
60 (10)
nationalyears = 2001-2008
nationalteam = Ghana
nationalcaps(goals) = 34 (0)
pcupdate = 7 April 2007
ntupdate = 7 April 2007

Sammy Adjei (born September 1 1980 in Accra, Ghana) is a former Ghanaian international footballer who last played for Moadon Sport Ashdod in Israel. He was the number one goalkeeper for the national side. Transferred from Accra-based Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak for a reported $150,000 on September 15 2005. He became the football national hero after having saved a penalty by the Danish champion Rene Nygaard Jensen. He is one of Africa's greatest goalkeepers.

Adjei was named in Ghana's 2006 World Cup squad on 13 May 2006. Adjei made one appearance on the tournament, as a substitute, when the first choice goalkeeper Richard Kingson was taken off with an injury. On 24 March 2007, Adjei manned the post for Ghana against Austria in a FIFA International friendly in Graz. He was however injured in a collision with an Austrian Striker in the first half and was taken to the hospital. Richard Kingson was brought on to replace him. Adjei was again called up to join the Ghana National Team in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations as the second choice goal keeper, after which he resigned from playing for the National Team.

External links

* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/179814_ADJEI_Sammy.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile]
* [http://discussions.ghanaweb.com/viewforum.php?f=2/ Ghanaweb Football Forum] - Ghana Football Fan Forum
* [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website