Emmanuel Pappoe

Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe (born 3 March 1981) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Emmanuel Pappoe
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe
Date of birth (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Liberty Babies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Liberty Professionals
2003–2005 Ashdod 57 (4)
2005–2007 Hapoel Kfar Saba 59 (4)
2007–2009 AEK Larnaca 45 (0)
2009 Hapoel Haifa 4 (0)
2010 Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv 15 (0)
2010–2012 Liberty Professionals
National team
2002–2006 Ghana 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Pappoe was born in Accra. Prior to joining AEK Larnaca in summer 2007, Pappoed plied his trade in the Israeli Premier League, playing two seasons each with F.C. Ashdod (2003–05) and Hapoel Kfar Saba (2005–07) and for Hapoel Haifa up until December 2009.[1] He left Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv of the Israeli Liga Leumit in October 2010 and returned to his youth club Liberty Professionals F.C..[2]

International career

Pappoe was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. His hard work earned him a call-up to the senior side, making his debut against Sierra Leone on 19 October 2002.

He was selected to represent the nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he made two appearances in four matches, as the unfancied Africans bowed out to world powers Brazil in the round-of-16 match.[3]

Honours

International

Ghana

References
  1. הקשר הגאורגי לבן חמלדזה חתם הבוקר על חוזה עד סיום העונה בהפועל חיפה וצפוי לשחק מול מכבי ת"א. (in Hebrew)
  2. Mark Amofah and Addoquaye Pappoe to sign for Liberty Professionals Liberty turn to experience after poor start
  3. Bonna, Okyere. (2013). Ghana, the rediscovered soccer might : watch out world!. Okab. ISBN 1-4848-4072-0. OCLC 935714708.
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