) 2012 with Red Bull Salzburg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oscar | |||
| –2005 | Maamobi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | All Blacks | ||
| 2007 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2007–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 110 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Red Bull Salzburg | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Liefering | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | ASFAR | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ohod | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Ghana[2] | 40 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2013 | |||
Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a centre-back.[3][4]
Club career
Vorsah's primary position is as a centre back, but he can also play as defensive midfielder. He began his career at Oscar FC in Kpando, Ghana and later moved to FC Maamobi. He transferred to Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2005. In January 2007 the Kumasi based team Asante Kotoko bought Vorsah, before German side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim offered him a trial. After the trial he was loaned until 30 June 2008. He satisfied the management and on 1 April 2008 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim used their option to buy him and he signed a contract until 30 June 2011. He moved to Red Bull Salzburg in August 2012. In 2015 Vorsah joined the farm team FC Liefering. In 2016, he left Liefering.
International career
He made his national team debut against Senegal on 21 August 2007 after he had formerly represented his homeland at U-23 level. He was part of Ghana's olympic team. He was named in Ghana's 23-man squad for the World Cup and played in the opener before an injury kept him out of the following matches, but he returned from injury in time to play Ghana's final match of the tournament, the quarter-final.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 5 May 2012.[5]
| Club | Season | Ghana Premier League | Ghanaian FA Cup | CAF Champions League | Ghana Super Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | Other1 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| All Blacks | 2005–2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Asante | 2006–2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Club | Season | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | UEFA Europa League | Other1 | Total | ||||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Hoffenheim | 2007–2008 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Season | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | UEFA Champions League | DFL-Supercup | UEFA Europa League | Other1 | Total | ||||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2008–2009 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2009–2010 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2010–2011 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2011–2012 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 3 | |||
- 1Includes other competitive competitions.
International
- As of match played on 2 February 2013.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | |
International goals
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2011 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana |  Congo | 1–0 | 3–1 (Win) | 2012 CAF Qualifying |
Honours
Club
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Austrian Cup: 2013–14
International
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2010[6]
In 2007, he was voted "Defender of the Year" in Ghana.
References
- ^ "Isaac Vorsah profile". tablesleague.com.
- ^ a b "Isaac Vorsah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Vorsah, Isaac" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah joins Moroccan giants FAR Rabat". ghanasoccernet.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Isaac Vorsah". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Díaz Rubio, Julián; Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (15 December 2006). "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
- Isaac Vorsah at fussballdaten.de (in German)