Joseph Ansah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Afienya United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Afienya United | ||
| 1996–2005 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2006–2007 | Tema Youth | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Ghana U17 | ||
| 1995–2003 | Ghana | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Ansah (born 5 November 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Accra Hearts of Oak for most of his career. He also played for the Ghana national football team.[1][2][3][4]
He was part of the 2000s Hearts of Oak team that won several laurels for the club. He won the Ghana Premier League 7 times winning it in 4 consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2002. He helped the club win the 2000 CAF Champions League and the 2001 CAF Super Cup.[5] He served as captain of the side within the 2000s.[2]
At the international level, Ansah was a key member of the Ghana national under-17 football team from 1995 to 1997, featuring in two world cups in 1995 and 1997, in the process winning in 1995 and placing 4th in the 1997 edition.[6][7]
Club career
[edit]Hearts of Oak
[edit]Ansah started his career with Afienya United where he played there for two seasons from 1994 to 1996.[1] He joined Accra Hearts of Oak in the 1996–97 season, winning the Ghana Premier League in his debut season. He went on to play for the club for 8 seasons from 1996 to 2005.[3][4][8] He was the deputy captain and member of squad that won the CAF Champions League and Super Cup in 2000.[2][9][10] He rose to become the deputy captain and captain of the side.[2][11][10] He won the Ghana Premier League seven times, the Ghanaian FA Cup twice, and the Ghana Super Cup twice.[1]
Tema Youth
[edit]He later joined Tema Youth in July 2006. After a season, with the club he retired from football in July 2007.[8]
International career
[edit]Ansah was part of the Ghana U-17 side in 1995 to 1997 and was part of the squad that won the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[6][7] featured for Ghana national football team twice between 1995 and 2003. He made his debut on 12 November 1995 in a friendly match against Sierra Leone which ended in a 2–0 victory.[1]
Honours
[edit]Hearts of Oak
- Ghana Premier League: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004[1]
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1999, 2000[1]
- Ghana Super Cup: 1997, 1998
- CAF Champions League: 2000[2]
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2004
- CAF Super Cup: 2001[2]
Ghana U17
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Joseph Ansah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Former Hearts of Oak captain Ansah slams team | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b Provencal, E. N. O. (15 February 1997). The Mirror: Issue 2,203 February 15 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ a b Aryeh, Elvis D. (4 January 1997). Daily Graphic: Issue 1,4333 January 4 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ Kapoor, Daraja Jr. (11 October 2019). "Hearts of Oak among elite group of CAF Champions League winners in the last 20 years". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Asare, Nana (20 August 2020). "Ecuador 95: FIFA celebrates Ghana's starlets who stole the heart of the footballing world". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 - Ecuador 1995: Ghana keep crown in Africa". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Joseph Ansah". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Former Hearts of Oak captain Ansah slams team". GhanaWeb. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Hearts' current team lacks quality - Joe Ansah". GhanaWeb. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Champions League is our target -Hearts". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Ansah at National-Football-Teams.com