Eric Addo
[1] Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Addo, a combative central defender who could also play as a defensive midfielder, had his budding career blighted by knee injuries.[2] Born in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Addo began his European career brightly at Club Brugge in 1996 and over three seasons at the Jan Breydelstadion made 65 appearances, scoring five goals.At Brugges, he was viewed as a potential superstar on the European stage, after bursting into the first team ranks and helping them to win the Belgian Championship.He was a member of the Ghanaian squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, playing in all four of Ghana's games including the exit to Brazil in the second round.Eric Addo attended St Anthony's Preparatory School at South Odorkor in Ghana; even at this early developmental stage, he showed great ability when playing soccer with his peers and student in grades ahead of him.
PSV EindhovenCentre-backClub BruggeRoda JCFC Eindhovenfootballerdefendercentral defenderdefensive midfielderJan BreydelstadionBelgian ChampionshipYoung Belgian Footballer of the YearBelgian Ebony ShoeBelgium national teamSeedorfLokomotiv StadiumEredivisieAnfieldLiverpool F.C.2006–07 UEFA Champions League2005 UEFA Champions LeagueVitesse ArnhemAZ AlkmaarRonald KoemanAfrican Cup of NationsGalatasaray S.K.FC TwenteFred RuttenFenerbahçeSemih ŞentürkBelgium1998 FIFA World Cup1998 African Cup of NationsGhanaian2006 FIFA World CupBrazilMexico2006 FIFA World Cup (squads)RansfordBelgian First Division1997–98Belgian Supercup1999–20002000–012004–052005–062006–072007–08KNVB CupJohan Cruijff SchaalAfrica Cup of NationsBelgian Young Footballer of the Yearghanafa.orgbbc.co.ukBBC SportBelgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year1987–88Severeyns1988–89Viscaal1989–90Wilmots1990–91Crasson1991–921992–93Goossens1993–941994–95Babayaro1995–961996–97Mpenza1998–99BaseggioStoica2001–02Daerden2002–03De Beule2003–04KompanyBoussoufaBigliaWitsel2008–092012–132013–14Tielemans2014–152015–16Bailey2016–17Dimata2017–18Wesley2018–19Verschaeren2019–202020–212021–22De Ketelaere2022–23Vermeeren2023–24El KhannousGhana squadKingsonEduseiOwusu-AnsahS. KuffourAlloteyNyarkoTettehAbedi PeleAkonnorOfori-QuayeE. KuffourAgyeman-DuahJohnsonS. AddoAboagyeBastiosManteyIsraëlSarpei