Kwadwo Duah
Swiss footballer (born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwadwo Antwi Duah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Young Boys | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Winterthur (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Servette (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Wil | 33 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | St. Gallen | 65 | (24) |
| 2022–2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | (11) |
| 2023– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 24 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Switzerland | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||
Kwadwo Antwi Duah (born 24 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Switzerland national team.[1]
Club career
Duah is a youth product from BSC Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 30 July 2016 against FC Lugano, replacing Yoric Ravet after 78 minutes.[2]
On 24 June 2022, Duah signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[3] On 19 July 2023, Duah signed with Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets.[4]
International career
Duah made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 4 June 2024 in a friendly against Estonia.[5] On 7 June, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[6] On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.[7]
Personal life
Duah was born in London, England, and moved to Switzerland at a young age.[8] He is of Ghanaian descent, and holds dual citizenship with Ghana and Switzerland.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Winterthur (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Servette (loan) | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Wil | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 75 | 28 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 15 |
| Career total | 208 | 69 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 77 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Bulgarian Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
International
- As of match played 15 June 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- As of match played 15 June 2024
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June 2024 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | 2 |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 | [12] |
References
- ^ a b c Kwadwo Duah at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Young Boys vs. Lugano - 30 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Neuer Stürmer: Kwadwo Duah kommt zum Club!" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Ludogorets with a solid transfer, signed a forward from a German club". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland v Estonia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men’s national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Swiss giants FC St. Gallen sign Ghana's Kwadwo Duah - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com.
- ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Kwadwo Duah". www.fcsg.ch (in German). 14 August 2020.
- ^ Kwadwo Duah at Soccerway
- ^ "Kwadwo Duah". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.
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