Awudu Issaka

Infobox Football biography
playername = Awudu Issaka


fullname = Awudu Issaka
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|6|26|mf=y
cityofbirth = flagicon|GHA Sunyani
countryofbirth = Ghana
height = 1.80 m
nickname = Disco Dancer
position = Forward
currentclub = Tema Youth
clubnumber =
youthyears = ?

youthclubs = Asante Kotoko

years = 1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1998
1998–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
clubs = Prampram Mighty Royals
RSC Anderlecht
AJ Auxerre
TSV 1860 Munich
Prampram Mighty Royals
Liberty Professionals
Tema Youth| =


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nationalyears = 1994-1995
1996-1998
2000
2004-2006
nationalteam = Ghana U-17
Ghana U-20
Ghana U-23]
Ghana
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (10)
11 (3)
5 (2)
14 (1)
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Awudu Issaka is a Ghanaian soccer player born on June 26 1979 in Sunyani, the capital of Ghana's Brong Ahafo Region.

Profile and Picture [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/pop-up.php?ID=134]

Tema Youth [http://www.ghanaleague.com/clubs/temayouth.asp?clubid=18&leagueid=1]

Early career

Issaka started playing football at the youth teams of Asante Kotoko, before he moved to Prampram Mighty Royals FC in Ghana's second division, where he already played for the first team at the tender age of fifteen. He was the playmaker of the Ghanaian under-17 team, called the black starlets, coached by Sam Arday, that won the African Under-17 Championship 1995 in Mali and the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1995 in Ecuador, where Issaka played a major role in winning the cups. Awudu Issaka also took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 in Malaysia, where Ghana finished on fourth position. He is a current member of the Local Senior National Team. He holds 39 Games and 16 Goals in his Nationalcareer (U-16 ~ A National-Team). Awudu Issaka also took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 in Malaysia, where Ghana finished on fourth position.

International career

In 1995, soon after the FIFA World Youth Championship, Awudu Issaka signed a contract at the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, where he mainly played for their youth team. Issaka caught the eye of the French club AJ Auxerre, in 1996 at a youth tournament. Soon after that he agreed to play for Auxerre, where he played until 1998. In the season of 1998/99 Issaka moved to German Bundesliga club TSV 1860 Munich, where he played until the 2003/04 season. After that Issaka was looking for a new club and went for trials to clubs like: Arminia Bielefeld, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and other clubs in Malaysia and Tunisia, but couldn't land a deal with any of those clubs,due to club to club transfer diffiulties. Therefore he decided to help play for his former club Prampram Mighty Royals FC for the rest of the 2004/05 season. Awudu Issaka later moved to Liberty Professionals FC, and played the 2005/06 season in the Ghana Telecom Premier League in Ghana. In July 2006 Issaka joined the newly promoted Ghana Telecom Premier League club Tema Youth. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-127540736.html AWUDU ISSAKA JOINS TEMA YOUTH - AllAfrica - HighBeam Research ] ] Smallish Awudu Issaka is notorious for his unbelievable dribblings on the field, and therefore got nicknames such as "Disco Dancer", "Jay Jay (referred to Jay Jay Okocha)" and others. Awudu Issaka finally got listed for the senior local national team the Black Stars and played in 2006 world cup qualifiers.

In 2006 Former junior national team star, Awudu Issaka is set to launch his local career with Liberty Professionals or Tema Youth FC when the new season begins.

The player has begun training with Liberty at their Carl Reindorf training grounds and is hoping to hit good form before the league kicks off.

The Dansoman and Tema-based clubs are yet to conclude negotiations with the player on his move to either of the clubs.

He is currently a member of the Senior Local National Team of Ghana set by CAF.

Personal information

Date Of Birth: 26.06.1979

Place Of Birth: Sunyani (Ghana)

Height/Weight: 1.80 m/65 kg

Position: Forward

Languages: English, French, German

Club history

*06/07 Tema Youth (GHA)
*05/06 FC Liberty (GHA)
*03/04 Prampram FC (GHA)
*98/03 TSV 1860 Munich (GER)
*96/97 AJ Auxerre (FRA)
*95/96 RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
*94/95 Prampram FC (GHA)

Achievements and Honours

Bundesliga debut - 1998/99 in Hamburg 22 caps for the U-17 of Ghana 10 Goals

11 caps for the U-20 of Ghana 3 Goals

5 caps for the Olympic Team of Ghana 2 Goals

Voted „most valuable player” at the U-17 African Nations Cup 1995

Voted most valuable player at the U-17 FIFA world cup Ecuador 1995

Goal King of the U-17 African Nations Cup 1995 (5 Goals)

Third most rated player FIFA U-20 world championship Malaysia 1997

U-20 World Cup 1997 - 3rd place

U-17 World Champion 1995 with Ghana

U-17 African Champion 1995 with Ghana

Notes and references

http://www.mybestplay.com/english/all/clubs/fichas/5053

http://www.ghanaweb.net/GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=100160

http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/575/awuduissaka/profil.html

http://www.soulhouronline.com/Soulhour/newsdetails.asp?id=3246&cat_id=2

http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=8792

http://www.ghanaweb.net/GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=100160

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