Richard Gadze (born 23 August 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Gadze | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paro FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 12 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Delhi Dynamos | 28 | (9) |
| 2016 | → HJK (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Zira (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Zira | 23 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Voluntari | 28 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Zira | 11 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 18 | (5) |
| 2021 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sheikh Russel | 11 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Sumgayit | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Rajasthan United | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U-23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarlier career
editGadze played for several Ghanaian teams, including Ebusua Dwarfs,[1] before signing for Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos in September 2015.[2] Gadze scored his first goal for Delhi Dynamos in their 2–1 victory over Pune City on 14 October 2015.[3]
HJK
editOn 25 January 2016, Gadze signed for Veikkausliiga side Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on loan,[4] returning to Delhi Dynamos on 7 September 2016.[5]
Zira
editOn 1 February 2017, Zira FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League announced the signing of Gadze on a half year contract.[6] Zira announced on 30 May 2017, that Gadze had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[7] Zira declined to take up the option of the second year of Gadze's contract, with him leaving Zira at the end of the 2017/18 season.[8]
Zira return
editIn October 2019, Gadze returned to Zira FK on a one-year contract.[9]
Sheriff Tiraspol
editOn 7 August 2020, Gadze signed a contract with Sheriff Tiraspol.[10]
Sumgayit
editOn 27 October 2022, Gadze signed for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11] He scored against "Neftchi" in the first game.[12]
Rajasthan United
editIn September 2023, Gadze returned to India, this time with I-League side Rajasthan United.[13][14]
International career
editOn 30 August 2013, Gadze made his international debut in the 0–1 loss to Libya. In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[15] He helped the team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 December 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Delhi Dynamos | 2015 | Indian Super League | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | Indian Super League | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||||||
| HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
| Zira (loan) | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Zira | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 29 | 9 | ||
| Voluntari | 2018–19 | Liga I | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
| Zira | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sheikh Russel | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| Sumgayit | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Rajasthan United | 2023–24 | I-League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 39 | ||
References
editExternal links
edit- Richard Gadze at National-Football-Teams.com
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