Vivian Adjei

Vivian Adjei
Personal information
Full name Vivian Konadu Adjei
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Techiman, Bono East, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 10
Youth career
Kumasi Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kumasi Sports Academy
2020−2022 Thunder Queens
2022−2023 Gokulam Kerala 20 (44)
2023− Ferencváros 0 (0)
International career
2016 Ghana U17
2021− Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Vivian Konadu Adjei (born 14 January 2000) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward for Noi NB I club Ferencváros and the Ghana women's national team.[1][2]

Early life

A native of Techiman in the Bono East Region of Ghana, Adjei had her junior and senior secondary school at the Kumasi Sports Academy JHS and SHS. The Kumasi Sports Academy is a football academy that offers formal education opportunities to young footballers whilst developing their skills as footballers.

Club career

Adjei started her career with Ghana Women’s Premier League side Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies.[3] She subsequently joined Thunder Queens and scored seven goals in the 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League ending the season as the club's top goal scorer. Most notable amongst those goals was when scored a late header in the 85th minute to give Thunder Queens a 2–1 victory over Immigration Ladies on 5 May 2021.[4][5] She was adjudged as the woman of the match at the end of the 90 minutes.[4][5] The following season, 2021–22 season, she played 15 league matches, scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists.[6]

On 6 August 2022, Adjei joined Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala as one of the foreign players.[6] In he first season, she scored 44 goals in 20 matches, including 7 matches in the 2022–23 IWL season to help Kerala retain their league title.[7][8][9]

In August 2023, Adjei signed for Hungarian Champions Ferencváros.[10]

International career

Adjei has capped for Ghana at the U17 and senior level. In 2016, she represented the Ghana U17 at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup along with players like Sandra Owusu-Ansah and Blessing Agbomadzi. She played three matches as Ghana were eliminated by South Korea in the quarter-finals.[11][12][13]

In July 2021, Adjei made the squad for the Aisha Buhari Cup and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria.[14][2] She made her senior debut during an Aisha Buhari Cup match against Cameroon women's national team on 20 September 2021. She marked the debut by scoring her first goal in the 89th minute of the match to help Ghana to a 2–0 victory.[15]

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

See also

References

  1. ^ Amoh, Rosalind K. (13 September 2021). "Black Queens in Lagos for Aisha Buhari Tournament". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Black Queens coach calls 38 players for camping". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "NWL: Second round starts this weekend". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "WPL Match report: Thunder Queens come from behind to beat Immigration Ladies". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Vivian Adjei's goal gives Thunder Queens win over Immigration ladies". GhanaWeb. Ghana News Agency. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b Abban Jnr, Kenneth (6 August 2022). "Vivian Konadu: Black Queens striker joins Indian side Gokulam Kerala". kyfilla.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Vivian Adjei Konadu Profile". AIFF. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Black Queens striker Vivian Konadu Adjei joins Ferencvárosi Torna Club in Hungary". footballghana.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Konadu Adjei - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (13 October 2016). "Ghana crash out of U17 Women's World Cup". www.goal.com. Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Blacks Maidens concede late to fall at Korea DPR hurdle and miss out on FIFA U17 WWCup semi-final". GhanaSoccernet. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  14. ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (13 July 2021). "Awcon Qualifier: Former Germany U19 striker Beckmann gets Ghana call-up for Nigeria showdown". www.goal.com. Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Ghana put two past Cameroon to end Aisha Buhari Cup on a high". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.