Lennard Sowah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennard Adjetey Sowah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | SC Urania Hamburg | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2007 | Arsenal | ||
| 2007–2010 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Hamburger SV II | 44 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Millwall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Vestsjælland | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Hamburger SV II | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Hamilton Academical | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 3 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Lennard Adjetey Sowah (born 23 August 1992) is a German-Ghanaian footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical. He is a defender in the left back position, but can also play in a more advanced left wing position.
Club career
Portsmouth
Sowah originally came to England after receiving interest from Arsenal. He left Arsenal and joined Portsmouth, where he forced himself onto the periphery of the first team under both Paul Hart and Avram Grant. He was rewarded with the squad number 46 and made his first appearance on the Portsmouth bench in the League Cup win against Carlisle United.[2] He was also named on the bench in FA Cup games against Coventry City and Sunderland. Sowah made his Premier League debut in April 2010 against Blackburn Rovers, as a substitute for Richard Hughes. His next appearance came in a 0–0 draw against Wigan Athletic, in which he played the whole of the second half.
On 18 April 2010, playing against Aston Villa, Sowah became the first player born after the Premier League was formed to start a Premier League match.[3] He was born eight days after the first Premier League matches were played.
Hamburger SV
On 6 July 2010, Sowah returned to his hometown and signed for Hamburger SV on a free transfer.[4][5]
Loan at Millwall F.C.
Having not made a single senior appearance for Hamburger SV, he signed on loan for Championship side Millwall until the end of the season on 31 January 2012, his first return to English football since his release from Portsmouth. He failed to make an appearance for the club during his loan spell.
FC Vestsjælland
On 22 June 2014, Sowah signed a one-year contract with the Danish club FC Vestsjælland.
Return to Hamburger SV
On 29 July 2016, he returned to Hamburger SV signing a one-year contract with the reserves.[6]
Hamilton Academical
He moved to Scottish club Hamilton Academical in October 2016.[7] He made his debut on 15 October 2016, in a 2–2 draw away to Partick Thistle.[8]
International career
Sowah was born to Ghanaian parents in Hamburg and as such, has both German and Ghanaian citizenship. He has represented Germany at U-16[9] and more recently, U-18 level.[10] The Ghanaian FA have also declared interest in having him represent their U-20 side.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2009–10 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hamburger SV II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Millwall (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Vestsjælland | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hamburger SV II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2010 and 30/06/2010" (PDF). The Football. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ↑ "Carlisle 1-3 Portsmouth". BBC News. 22 September 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League milestone for Sowah". Premier League. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sowah seals Hamburg switch". Sky Sports. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "HSV verpflichtet Lennard Sowah Mit Lennard Sowah kommt ein weiterer Hamburger Jung zum HSV". Hsv.de. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "Sowah zurück beim HSV II". kicker Online (in German). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lennard Sowah signs". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hamilton let lead slip again, but Eamonn Brophy snatches point against Thistle". The Scotsman. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. - Team". Dfb.de. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. - Statistik". Dfb.de. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "Africans eye up Pompey starlet - Portsmouth Today". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "L. Sowah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2016.