Joseph Larweh Attamah (born 22 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kayserispor.[2]

Joseph Larweh Attamah
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)
2019–2020Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 14 (0)
2020Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 17 (0)
2020– Kayserispor 104 (3)
International career
2012– Ghana U20 9 (1)
2017– Ghana 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:57, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 27 1
2017–18 Süper Lig 25 3 2 1 9[b] 0 36 4
2018–19 Süper Lig 11 0 4 0 0 0 15 0
2019–20 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 1[c] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ J. Attamah Profile Soccerway
  3. ^ EVER-PRESENT IN THE GLO PREMIER LEAGUE 2011-2012 westafricanfootball.com
  4. ^ Shardow, Ameenu (14 August 2014). "Attamah signs for Adana Demirspor". African Football. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Başakşehir'de imzalar atıldı". Mackolik.com (in Turkish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ "BREAKING: Ghana defender Joseph Attamah Larweh joins Rizespor on loan". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ Amoasi Appiah, Samuel Ekow (25 January 2020). "Joseph Attamah Larweh Terminates Loan Deal With Çaykur Rizespor". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Breaking News: Ghana midfielder Joseph Attamah cancels contract with Turkish side Rizespor". GhanaSoccernet. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "YENİ TRANSFERLERİMİZE İMZA TÖRENİ DÜZENLENDİ". Kayserispor.org.tr. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. ^ İHA (2 September 2020). "Kayserispor, Başakşehir'den Joseph Attamah'ı aldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. ^ Joseph Larweh Attamah at Soccerway
  12. ^ Joseph Larweh Attamah at National-Football-Teams.com
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