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Claud Adjapong

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Claud Adjapong
Adjapong with Italy U21 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Modena, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Ascoli
Number 6
Youth career
2013–2017 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Sassuolo 32 (2)
2019–2020Verona (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Lecce (loan) 19 (1)
2021–2022Reggina (loan) 20 (0)
2022– Ascoli 39 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Italy U19 11[1] (0)
2017–2020 Italy U21 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2020

Claud Adjapong (born 6 May 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie C Group B club Ascoli.[2]

Club career

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Sassuolo

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Adjapong is a youth exponent from Sassuolo. He made his Serie A debut on 11 March 2016 against Juventus. He replaced Matteo Politano after 89 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat.[3]

Loan to Hellas Verona

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On 21 August 2019, Adjapong joined Serie A club Verona on loan with an option to buy.[4]

Loan to Reggina

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On 9 August 2021, he moved to Serie B side Reggina on a season-long loan.[5]

Ascoli

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On 1 September 2022, Adjapong signed a three-year contract with Ascoli.[6]

International career

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Adjapong was born and raised in Italy to parents of Ghanaian descent. Until he was 18, he only had a Ghanaian passport. He is eligible to play for the Ghana national team.[7][8]

After receiving his passport, on 25 August 2016, he received a call-up from the Italy-U19.[9][10] He made his debut with the Italy-U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 April 2021[2]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sassuolo 2015–16 Serie A 2 0 2 0
2016–17 9 1 1 0 3 0 13 1
2017–18 16 0 0 0 16 0
2018–19 5 1 0 0 5 1
Total 32 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 36 2
Verona (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 5 0 0 0 5 0
Lecce (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 19 1 2 0 21 1
Career total 56 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 62 3

References

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  1. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Adjapong Claud" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Claud Adjapong at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Juventus vs. Sassuolo - 11 March 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, prelevato Adjapong dal Sassuolo". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "CLAUD ADJAPONG È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: UFFICIALE ADJAPONG DAL SASSUOLO, TRIENNALE PER IL DIFENSORE" (in Italian). Ascoli. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Talenti "Primavera": Claud Adjapong". superscommesse.it (in Italian). Super News. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "I neroverdi "scoprono" il sassolese Adjapong". gazzettadimodena.it (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Italy squads announced for September fixtures at U-20, U-19 and U-18 level". FIGC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Claud Adjapong - Under-19". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 March 2020.