George Blay
George Blay (born 7 August 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Elmina, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Sekondi Hasaacas | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Standard Liège | 92 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Mechelen | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | La Louviére | 78 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Dinamo București | 66 | (0) |
| 2010 | Internaţional | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Unirea Urziceni | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Royal Antwerp | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 280 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Ghana | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Blay played a total of nine seasons in the Belgian First Division with Standard Liège (1997–2002), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (2002–2003) and La Louviére (2003–2006) before making the switch to Romanian football in 2006.[1]
In the 2006–2007 season he played in 31 from a total of 34 league games for Dinamo București helping the team win the 18th championship in the club's history.[2]
He was part of the Ghanaian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who exited in the quarter-finals after losing to Nigeria. He also featured at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]
In the 2011–2012 season he played for Royal Antwerp as a replacer for Bart Van Zundert.[3]
References
- George Blay at WorldFootball.net
- George Blay at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- "Fostul dinamovist George Blay s-a transferat la Antwerp" [The former Dinamo player George Blay signed with Antwerp] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
External links
- George Blay – FIFA competition record
- George Blay at National-Football-Teams.com
- George Blay at Soccerway
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