Daniel Nii Adjei

Daniel Nii Adjei (born 17 June 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elmina Sharks FC. He is a former player of TP Mazembe, Wydad Athletic Club and Asante Kotoko S.C. and Kumasi King Faisal.

Club career

Asante Kotoko Between 2007 and 2012, Adjei played for Kumasi-based club Asante Kotoko. He rose become the captain of the side before departing in November 2012.

TP Mazembe Adjei played for TP Mazembe from November 2012 to 2017. He was a member of the team that participated in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup after TP Mazembe had been crowned champions of Africa after winning the CAF Champions League in 2015. During this competition organized in Japan, he played in the match against Club América which ended in a 2–1 win. After playing for the Kinshasa club for 5 seasons, he left the club in December 2017, after his contract with the club expired.

Elmina Sharks In October 2020, Adjei signed for Ghana premier league team Elmina Sharks for a one-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.

International career Adjei has received two caps for the Ghana national football team, the Black Stars.

He played his first match on 13 October 2012, against Malawi, during the CAN 2013 qualifiers which ended in a 0–1 victory for Ghana. He played his second match on 1 September 2015 in a friendly match against Congo which also ended in a 2–1 victory.

Honours Asante Kotoko

Ghana Premier League: 2008, 2011–12, 2012–13 Ghana Super Cup: 2012 GFA Normalization Competition: 2019

TP Mazembe

DR Congo Championship : 2013, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17 DR Congo Super Cup : 2013, 2014, 2016 CAF Champions League : 2015 Confederation Cup : 2016, 2017, runner up:2013 CAF Super Cup : 2016, runner up : 2017

'''Wydad Athletic Club

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