Yaw Paintsil

Tromsø In Kjelsås, he eventually showed enough promise to be signed by Tromsø in August 2022, effective from the end of the year. Paintsil would become fully professional, and quit his current part-time job as a front desk clerk in a law firm. After his first goal for Tromsø, Paintsil, who is of Ghanaian descent, was praised by several Ghanaian news outlets.

Lillestrøm In July 2025, after two and a half seasons at Tromsø, Paintsil was signed by Lillestrøm. It was reported that while he was primarily used as a wing-back in Tromsø, he would be played as a winger at Lillestrøm.

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