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'''Richard Attah''' (born 9 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for Ghanaian Premier league side [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.|Accra Hearts of Oak]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goalkeeper Richard Attah returns to Hearts of Oak starting eleven for Medeama SC game|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1059553/goalkeeper-richard-attah-returns-to-hearts-of.html|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Attah signs contract extension with Hearts of Oak - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/richard-attah-signs-contract-extension-with-hearts-of-oak/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Please blame me but please leave my family out of it - Richard Attah to Hearts fans|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Please-blame-me-but-please-leave-my-family-out-of-it-Richard-Attah-to-Hearts-fans-1137416|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref>
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}}'''Richard Attah''' (born 9 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for Ghanaian Premier league side [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.|Accra Hearts of Oak]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goalkeeper Richard Attah returns to Hearts of Oak starting eleven for Medeama SC game|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1059553/goalkeeper-richard-attah-returns-to-hearts-of.html|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Attah signs contract extension with Hearts of Oak - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/richard-attah-signs-contract-extension-with-hearts-of-oak/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Please blame me but please leave my family out of it - Richard Attah to Hearts fans|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Please-blame-me-but-please-leave-my-family-out-of-it-Richard-Attah-to-Hearts-fans-1137416|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Attah started his Ghana Premier league career with Central Region- based club [[Elmina Sharks F.C.]] He later moved to Accra Hearts of Oak in 2019, after spending 2 seasons with Elmina Sharks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-01|title=Hearts of Oak new signing Richard Attah: ''I have joined the biggest club in Africa''|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/hearts-of-oak-new-signing-richard-attah-i-have-joined-the-biggest-club-in-africa|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>
Richard Attah started his football career with Eastern Region-based division one club [[Okyeman Planners F.C.]] He later moved to Central Region base [[Elmina Sharks F.C.|Elmina Sharks]] in 2017 and after spending 2 seasons with Elmina Sharks he then moved to Accra Hearts of Oak in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-01|title=Hearts of Oak new signing Richard Attah: ''I have joined the biggest club in Africa''|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/hearts-of-oak-new-signing-richard-attah-i-have-joined-the-biggest-club-in-africa|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>

== International career ==
Attah was part of the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana National team]] in the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-16|title=Richard Attah, Ganiyu and two other local players named in Milovan Rajevac's provisional squad for AFCON 2021|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/richard-attah-ganiyu-and-two-other-local-players-named-in-milovan-rajevacs-provisional-squad-for-afcon-2021|access-date=2022-01-26|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59947164|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref>

== Honours ==
'''Hearts of Oak'''

* [[Ghana Premier League]]: [[2020–21 Ghana Premier League|2020–21]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Appiah|first=Samuel Ekow Amoasi|date=17 July 2021|title=Hearts of Oak crowned 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions [Photos]|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1093892/hearts-of-oak-crowned-202021-ghana-premier-league.html|access-date=17 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ghanaian FA Cup]]: [[2021 Ghanaian FA Cup|2021]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{GSA player|richard-attah/169866/}}
* {{GSA player|richard-attah/169866}}

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Latest revision as of 06:39, 11 November 2024

Richard Attah
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hearts of Oak
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Elmina Sharks 30 (0)
2020– Hearts of Oak 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2021

Richard Attah (born 9 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ghanaian Premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak.[1][2][3]

Career

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Richard Attah started his football career with Eastern Region-based division one club Okyeman Planners F.C. He later moved to Central Region base Elmina Sharks in 2017 and after spending 2 seasons with Elmina Sharks he then moved to Accra Hearts of Oak in 2019.[4]

International career

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Attah was part of the Ghana National team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[5][6]

Honours

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Hearts of Oak

References

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  1. ^ "Goalkeeper Richard Attah returns to Hearts of Oak starting eleven for Medeama SC game". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Richard Attah signs contract extension with Hearts of Oak - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Please blame me but please leave my family out of it - Richard Attah to Hearts fans". www.ghanaweb.com. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Hearts of Oak new signing Richard Attah: I have joined the biggest club in Africa". GhanaSoccernet. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Richard Attah, Ganiyu and two other local players named in Milovan Rajevac's provisional squad for AFCON 2021". GhanaSoccernet. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (17 July 2021). "Hearts of Oak crowned 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions [Photos]". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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