Philemon McCarthy

Philemon Tei McCarthy[1] (born 14 August 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dreams.

Philemon McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Philemon Tei McCarthy
Date of birth (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dreams
Number 18
Youth career
– Golden Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Feyenoord Academy
2008–2014 Accra Hearts of Oak
2012 → Wassaman United (loan)
2015 Accra Great Olympics
2016 West African Football Academy 1 (0)
2016– Dreams
2017 → Hapoel Afula (loan) 21 (0)
National team‡
2005– Ghana 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

McCarthy was born in Accra, Ghana.[1] He began his career with Golden Boys before joining the Feyenoord Academy in 2005. In 2008, McCarthy left Feyenoord Academy to join Accra Hearts of Oak.[2] He was a key member of the Accra Hearts of Oak team that won the league in the 2008–09 season. McCarthy is in his second spell with the club but he has been afflicted with injuries since his return. He was the standout player in a match against Asante Kotoko in Kumasi on 15 April 2012. He dislocated his finger after a save in the game and he was not able to continue. His team lost the game 2–1 to their rivals after his substitution.[3]

International career

McCarthy is currently standby from Ghana and holds two national caps for Ghana. He was player in the squad for the African Nations Cup 2006,[4] and returned for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.[5]

McCarthy was the number goalkeeper for the local Black Stars when they won silver in the first edition of the 2009 African Nations Championship[6] hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009. He was the hero for the Ghanaian side as his save from Papy Djilobodji paved the way for victory, which was made possible after Kwadwo Poku converted his kick.[7]

References
  1. Philemon McCarthy at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Gomoa Fetteh". Europeanboard.ephpbb.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. "Asante Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak: Six of the best rivalry day delights". Goal.com. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. Paul Doyle. "Group D | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. Archived 21 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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