Enoch Andoh

Enoch Ebo Andoh (born 1 January 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough.

Ebo Andoh
Andoh pictured in November 2010.
Personal information
Full name Enoch Ebo Andoh
Date of birth (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993[1]
Place of birth Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Nuneaton Borough
Youth career
Hearts of Oak
King Faisal Babes
2011–2012 FC Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 AEL Limassol 37 (1)
2014–2016 Port Vale 12 (1)
2017 Whitehawk 7 (1)
2018 Nuneaton Borough 9 (3)
2019 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2019–2020 Hednesford Town 0 (0)
2019 → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Nuneaton Borough 0 (0)
National team
2011 Ghana U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

He began his career in his native Ghana with Hearts of Oak and King Faisal Babes, before being signed up by Portuguese club FC Porto. He joined Cypriot side AEL Limassol in 2012, playing for the club in Cypriot Super Cup and Cypriot Cup final defeats before moving to England to play for Port Vale in November 2014. He broke into the first team in the 2015–16 season, but picked up a serious injury in October 2015, and chose to leave the club in July 2016. He signed with Whitehawk in September 2017 and went on to join Nuneaton Borough in August 2018. He returned to the English Football League when he signed with Macclesfield Town in January 2019. He went on to play for Hednesford Town and Wealdstone, before returning to Nuneaton Borough in January 2020.

Club career

Early career

Born in Kumasi, Andoh started his professional career with Hearts of Oak, before transferring to league rivals King Faisal Babes in 2008 where he made his first-team debut. Having impressed in the Ghana Premier League, he was soon linked with a move abroad, including Free State Stars in South Africa.[2]

In January 2011, he was sold to Portuguese club FC Porto.[3] He was a key member of the club's under-19 side during the 2011–12 season, scoring seven times as the team won the Northern Section of the Under-19 Portuguese Championship.[4] In the finals stage, he scored as Porto defeated arch-rivals Benfica 3–0, while the side finished the competition fourth overall.

He signed with Cypriot First Division side AEL Limassol in 2012, and played in the Cypriot Super Cup final defeat to AC Omonia on 18 August. Head coach Jorge Costa led the club to a fifth-place finish in the 2012–13 season. Andoh was an unused substitute in the Cypriot Cup final defeat to Apollon Limassol at the Tsirion Stadium. New boss Ivaylo Petev took them to second place in the 2013–14 campaign.

Port Vale

He signed an eighteen-month contract with English League One side Port Vale on 25 November 2014, following a number of weeks training with the club.[5][6] Having been overlooked for several months he enjoyed an impressive pre-season to force his way into the first team picture for the 2015–16 season.[7]

He made his debut in the English Football League on 8 August in a 0–0 draw with rivals Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.[8] He soon secured his place as the club's first-choice left-winger, and quickly became a popular player with supporters due to his positive attacking play.[9] Club chairman Norman Smurthwaite stated that he expected to sell Andoh for around £2.5 million in the January transfer window, and the Sunday People reported that Tottenham Hotspur were tracking the player.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Peterborough United on 17 October.[11] Three days later he suffered anterior cruciate damage in a collision with Colchester United goalkeeper Jamie Jones and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[12] He left the club in July 2016 after failing to agree terms on a new contract.[13] He returned to Vale Park to train with the youth team in December 2016.[14] He played a reserve team game for the Vale, the first since his injury, on 8 March 2017.[15]

Non-league

Andoh had a trial at Oldham Athletic in July 2017.[16] On 15 September 2017, he signed for National League South club Whitehawk. He scored on his debut the following day in a 3–1 defeat to Oxford City in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.[17] However he left the club in December 2017.

On 2 August 2018, Andoh signed with National League North side Nuneaton Borough after scoring for "Boro" in a pre-season friendly with former club Port Vale whilst on trial at Liberty Way.[18][19] He scored four goals in 12 games in a three-month stay, and also picked up one assist and one player of the match award.[20]

Macclesfield Town

On 11 January 2019, Andoh returned to the English Football League when he signed a short-term contract with League Two side Macclesfield Town.[21] However he did not play a first-team game for the "Silkmen" and was released by manager Sol Campbell at the end of the 2018–19 season.[22]

Later career

On 22 September 2019, Andoh joined Hednesford Town of the Southern League Premier Division Central and won a penalty later that day in his debut for the "Pitmen".[23] He also played one cup game for Wealdstone on 29 October 2019.[24] He left the club on 21 January 2020 to rejoin Nuneaton Borough, now in the Southern League Premier Division Central.[25][26] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2019–20 season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[27]

International career

Andoh was named in the Ghana under-20 squad at the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan by head coach Orlando Wellington.[28] He was called up to the under-23 side in April 2015.[29]

Style of play

Andoh is a pacey winger who is able to take on defenders.[30]

Career statistics
As of 22 January 2019.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEL Limassol2012–13[31]Cypriot First Division20040001[lower-alpha 1]0250
2013–14[31]Cypriot First Division171200000191
Total 371600010441
Port Vale2014–15[32]League One0000000000
2015–16[33]League One12100202[lower-alpha 2]0161
Total 121002020161
Whitehawk2017–18[31]National League South7100000071
Nuneaton Town2018–19[20]National League North9320001[lower-alpha 3]1124
Macclesfield Town2018–19[34]League Two0000000000
Career total 656802041797
  1. Appearance/s in the Cypriot Super Cup.
  2. Appearance/s in the Football League Trophy.
  3. Appearance/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

Honours
AEL Limassol[31]

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2015/2016". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. Guide, Daily (17 April 2010). "Andoh gets offer from South". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. Ghanasoccernet (12 April 2011). "Ex-France U17 captain Osei named in Ghana final U20 squad". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. "Porto topped the Northern Zone of the Portuguese Youth Championship". Fcporto.pt. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. "Enoch Andoh: Port Vale sign young former Porto winger". BBC Sport. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. Baggaley, Mike (11 November 2014). "Valiants weigh up deal for former Porto winger Enoch Andoh". The Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. "Enoch Andoh could be part of first-team plans says Vale boss Rob Page". The Sentinel. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. "Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. "Enoch Andoh aiming high after getting Vale chance". The Sentinel. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. Baggaley, Mike (27 September 2015). "Norman Smurthwaite suspects Enoch Andoh will be sold in January". The Sentinel. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  11. "Port Vale 1 - 1 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. Travers, Chris (29 October 2015). "Enoch Andoh set for lengthy spell on the sidelines after scan results". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  13. Baggaley, Mike (5 July 2016). "Norman Smurthwaite says Vale will move on from Enoch Andoh". The Sentinel. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. Baggaley, Mike (20 December 2016). "Enoch Andoh training with Port Vale youngsters". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  15. Baggaley, Mike (8 March 2017). "Enoch Andoh included in Port Vale reserve team". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  16. Chambers, Matthew (19 July 2017). "Oldham News | Oldham Athletic News | Eyes on Enoch - Chronicle Online". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  17. "- Whitehawk FC". Whitehawk FC. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  18. Baggaley, Michael (19 July 2018). "Port Vale boss ends speculation about move for Enoch Andoh". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  19. "Nuneaton tap into the transfer market again to sign Enoch Andoh". The Non League Football Paper – Daily football news. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  20. "Enoch Andoh - Nuneaton Borough 1st Team - Nuneaton Borough FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  21. "Nathan Cameron: Macclesfield Town defender extends contract". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  22. "Silkmen Announce Retained List". www.mtfc.co.uk. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  23. "Enoch Andoh joins the Pitmen". Hednesford Town FC. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  24. O'Reilly, Dec (29 October 2019). "Report - Wealdstone 5 - 1 CB Hounslow United". Wealdstone FC. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  25. BORO WELCOME BACK ANDOH, pitchero.com, 21 January 2020
  26. Brown, Kev (21 January 2020). "Boro Welcome Back Andoh". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  27. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  28. "Player Status Committee invites 19 players | Ghana Football Association". Ghanafa.org. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  29. Baggaley, Mike (24 April 2015). "Port Vale: Enoch Andoh called up by Ghana". The Sentinel. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  30. "We'll help Enoch Andoh to fly even higher, says boss Rob Page". The Sentinel. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  31. Ebo Andoh at Soccerway
  32. "Games played by Enoch Andoh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  33. "Games played by Enoch Andoh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  34. "Games played by Enoch Andoh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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