Isaac Vorsah

Isaac Vorsah

2012 with Red Bull Salzburg
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-06-21) 21 June 1988
Place of birth	Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	25
Youth career
	Oscar
0000–2005	Maamobi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	All Blacks
2007	Asante Kotoko
2007–2012	1899 Hoffenheim	110	(4)
2012–	Red Bull Salzburg	15	(1)
2015–	Liefering	1	(0)
National team‡
2007–	Ghana[2]	40	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:08, 30 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:02, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.^[3]

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.

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.^[4]

¹Includes other competitive competitions.

International

As of match played on 2 February 2013.^[2]

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

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Austrian Cup: 2013–14

In 2007 he was voted "Defender of the Year" in Ghana.

References

External links

• Isaac Vorsah profile at Fussballdaten

Ghana squads
Ghana squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 McCarthy 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Osei 5 Jonathan 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Essien 9 Opuku 10 Asamoah 11 Narry 12 Addy 13 A. Ayew 14 Amoah 15 Vorsah 16 Agyei 17 I. Ayew 18 Addo 19 Agyemang-Badu 20 Adiyiah 21 Afful 22 Kingson 23 Dramani Coach: Rajevac Ghana squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Agyei 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Pantsil 5 Mensah (c) 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Jonathan 9 D. Boateng 10 Appiah 11 Muntari 12 Tagoe 13 A. Ayew 14 Amoah 15 Vorsah 16 Ahorlu 17 I. Ayew 18 Adiyiah 19 Addy 20 Quincy 21 Asamoah 22 Kingson 23 Prince Coach: Rajevac Ghana squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Agyei 2 Opare 3 Gyan 4 Paintsil 5 Mensah 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Badu 9 Boateng 10 A. Ayew 11 Muntari 12 Tagoe 13 J. Ayew 14 Alhassan 15 Vorsah 16 Kwarasey 17 Addy 18 Jonathan 19 Takyi 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Sowah 23 Abu Coach: Stevanović Ghana squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Agyei 2 K. Boateng 3 Gyan (c) 4 Pantsil 5 Awal 6 Annan 7 Atsu 8 Badu 9 D. Boateng 10 Adomah 11 Rabiu 12 Kwarasey 13 Akaminko 14 Asante 15 Vorsah 16 Dauda 17 Clottey 18 Boakye 19 Mensah 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Wakaso 23 Afful Coach: Appiah