Isaac Vorsah

Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian football player. He played for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. [3]

Isaac Vorsah
Isaac Vorsah in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1996–2002 Oscar
2002–2005 Maamobi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 All Blacks
2007 Asante Kotoko
2007–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 130 (4)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 15 (1)
2015–2016 Liefering 4 (0)
2017 ASFAR 12 (0)
2017–2018 Ohod 18 (0)
National team‡
2007–2013 Ghana[2] 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2013

Club career

He began his career at Oscar FC in Kpando, Ghana and FC Maamobi. He transferred to Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2005. In January 2007 Asante Kotoko bought Vorsah. The German team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim offered him a trial. After the trial he was loaned until 30 June 2008. On 1 April 2008 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim bought him and he signed until 30 June 2011. For Hoffenheim he played 130 times and shot 4 goals. He moved to Red Bull Salzburg in August 2012.[4] After he came back from the Africa Cup 2013 he was injured badly and missed the 2013/14 season.

International career

Vorsah played his first match for Ghana in 2007 against Senegal. [5]For Ghana he played the Africa Cup 2010, 2012 and 2013. He was also part of the team for the FIFA World Championship 2010. In total he played 40 matches for Ghana and scored once.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 5 May 2012.[6]
Club Season Ghana
Premier League		 Ghanaian
FA Cup		 CAF
Champions League		 Ghana
Super Cup		 CAF
Confederation Cup		 Other1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
All Blacks 2005–2006 00000000000000
2006–2007 00000000000000
Total 00000000000000
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asante 2006–2007 00000000000000
Total 00000000000000
Club Season 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup UEFA
Europa League		 Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hoffenheim 2007–2008 17100000000171
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Season Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA
Champions League		 DFL-Supercup UEFA
Europa League		 Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–2009 2600000000000260
2009–2010 1603000000000190
2010–2011 3033000000000333
2011–2012 2102000000000230
Total 105380000000001133
1Includes other competitive competitions.

International
As of match played on 2 February 2013.[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 200980
2010100
2011111
201280
201350
Total401

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 June 2011Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Congo1–03–1 (Win)2012 CAF Qualifying

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

International

Ghana

Individual
  • Ghana Defender of the Year: 2007

References
  1. "Isaac Vorsah profile". tablesleague.com.
  2. "Isaac Vorsah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "Players profile RB Salzburg Homepage".
  4. "Red Bull Salzburg News (German)".
  5. "Ghana 2006/07". www.rsssf.com.
  6. "Isaac Vorsah". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  7. Courtney, Barrie; Díaz Rubio, Julián; Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (15 December 2006). "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.