Joseph_Larweh_Attamah
Joseph Larweh Attamah
Ghanaian professional footballer
Joseph Larweh Attamah (born 22 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kayserispor.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Larweh Attamah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tema Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Tema Youth | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Adana Demirspor | 69 | (5) |
| 2016–2020 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 51 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kayserispor | 92 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Ghana U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017– | Ghana | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:57, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Ghana, Attamah started his career with local side Tema Youth where he played at least 15 Ghana Premier League matches without goal.[3] He played in the Turkey 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring one goal. In August 2014 he moved abroad for the first time joining Turkish First Division side Adana Demirspor.[4]
On 2 June 2016, Attamah joined Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, signing a four-year contract.[5] After only playing 11 games in the 2018–19 season, he joined Rizespor on a season-long loan.[6] On 25 January 2020 he was loaned to Fatih Karagümrük after his loan with Çaykur Rizespor was terminated.[7][8]
On 2 September 2020, Attamah joined Kayserispor signing a three-year contract,[9] after spending the last season on loan at Rizespor and Fatih Karagümrük.[10]
Club
- As of 6 October 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | TFF First League | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Kayserispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 273 | 12 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of matches played on 15 July 2019[12]
| Ghana national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- J. Attamah Profile soccerway.com
- EVER-PRESENT IN THE GLO PREMIER LEAGUE 2011-2012 westafricanfootball.com
- Shardow, Ameenu (2014-08-14). "Attamah signs for Adana Demirspor". African Football. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- "Başakşehir'de imzalar atıldı". Mackolik.com (in Turkish). 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- "BREAKING: Ghana defender Joseph Attamah Larweh joins Rizespor on loan". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- Amoasi Appiah, Samuel Ekow (2020-01-25). "Joseph Attamah Larweh Terminates Loan Deal With Çaykur Rizespor". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- "Breaking News: Ghana midfielder Joseph Attamah cancels contract with Turkish side Rizespor". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- "YENİ TRANSFERLERİMİZE İMZA TÖRENİ DÜZENLENDİ". Kayserispor.org.tr. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- İHA (2020-09-02). "Kayserispor, Başakşehir'den Joseph Attamah'ı aldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- Joseph Larweh Attamah at Soccerway
- Joseph Larweh Attamah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joseph Larweh Attamah at FootballDatabase.eu
- LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS FC 1-0 TEMA YOUTH FC at westafricanfootball.com
- TEMA YOUTH FC – SEASON PREVIEW at westafricanfootball.com
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