Joshua Tijani
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| Full name | Joshua Tijani | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Aduana Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Hasaacas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Wa All Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Ashanti Gold | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Aduana Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Ghana | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Joshua Tijani (born 21 April 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for Aduana Stars.[1]
Club career
[edit]Tijani began his youth and senior career with Ghana Premier League club Wa All Stars debuting in the 2012–2013 Ghanaian Premier League season prior to joining Ashanti Gold on 1 July 2013 for the beginning of the 2013–2014 Ghanaian Premier League season.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Tijani to be included in the Ghana national football team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[2] Tijani helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one.[3] Tijani was part of the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship that finished runner-up.
Honours
[edit]National Team
[edit]- WAFU Nations Cup Winner: 2013
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2014
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana Start Camping Today For Wafu Tournament". modernghana.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Legon Cities FC players
- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players
- Ashanti Gold S.C. players
- Aduana Stars F.C. players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football central defenders
- Ghana Premier League players
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghana men's A' international footballers
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football defender stubs