Hamza Elias

Hamza Elias (born 5 May 1993) is a Ghanaian association football midfielder.

Hamza Elias
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Medeama SC
2012–2013 FC Platini Kumasi
2014 Ottawa Fury 4 (0)
2018– Club Atletico Saint Louis
National team‡
2007 Ghana U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2014

Club career

Between 2009 and 2012, Elias played for Kessben F.C., later renamed Medeama SC,[1] of the Ghana Premier League, the top division of professional football in Ghana, before playing one season in the second division with FC Platini Kumasi for the 2012-2013 season.[2]

On 15 January 2014, it was announced that Elias had signed a 1-year contract with Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League after being discovered by scouts at a combine also attended by scouts from Monaco, Braga, and Porto.[3] The Fury released Elias on July 9, 2014.[4] Elias appeared in only four matches for the Ottawa club and accumulated three yellow cards.

Since 2018, Elias has played for National Premier Soccer League side Club Atletico Saint Louis.[5]

International career

In 2007, Elias was called up to the Ghana national under-17 football team.[2]

References
  1. "Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club". ghanasoccernet.com.
  2. "Fury FC Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Hamza Elias". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. "GHANAIAN MIDFIELDER HAMZA ELIAS SIGNS WITH OTTAWA FURY FC". North American Soccer League. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. "Fury Release Elias". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. "Saint Louis Club Atletico Stunned at Home by Demize". National Premier Soccer League. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020. Atletico started creating chances, including their best chance when Brayan Lopez sent a driven ball into the box where Hamza Elias headed the ball but it was saved by keeper Carson Cakes.


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