Konadu Yiadom

Konadu Yiadom

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on loan Hearts of Oak
Number	86
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	WAFA	89	(5)
2022–	Hearts of Oak	18	(2)
2023–	→ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023

Konadu Yiadom (born 10 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Ukrainian club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, on loan from Ghanaian Premier League side Hearts of Oak.[1]

Career

Early career

Yiadom started his career with lower-tier side Tema United, in the harbor city of Tema in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana before joining WAFA in 2018.[2][3][4]

WAFA

In January 2018, Yiadom joined West African Football Academy on a three-year deal after Ibrahim Abukari suffered an injury and was immediately promoted into the senior team.[3][4][5] He made his debut on 2 May 2018, in a 2–1 victory to Berekum Chelsea.[6] He made 5 league appearances in his debut season.[7] The next season, the 2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition, he played 7 out of 12 league matches.[7] The following season, the 2019–20 season, he played in 14 league matches and scored 2 goals before the league was suspended and later halted due to restrictions from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.[7][8]

References

1. Konadu Yiadom at Soccerway
2. Ampofo, Sampson (16 May 2020). "I was quoted out of context' – Konadu Yiadom retorts". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (23 February 2018). "Wafa sign Yiadom in a three-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. "EXCLUSIVE: WAFA sign 17-year-old defender Konadu Yiadom from Division Two side Tema United". GhanaSoccernet. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "WAFA's Konadu Yiadom 'Ready' To Grasp Black Stars Opportunity". 442 GH. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
6. "Match Report of Berekum Chelsea FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2018-05-02 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
7. "Konadu Yiadom - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
8. "WAFA kid Konadu Yiadom ready for switch to either Hearts of Oak or Asante Kotoko". GhanaSoccernet. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links

• Konadu Yiadom at Global Sports Archive