Hamza Elias
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 5, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Medeama SC | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Platini Kumasi | ||
| 2014 | Ottawa Fury | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Ghana U17 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2014. | |||
Hamza Elias (born 5 May 1993) is a Ghanaian association football midfielder.
Club career
Between 2009 and 2012, Elias played for Kessben F.C., later renamed Medeama SC,[1] of the Ghana Premier League, the top division of professional football in Ghana, before playing one season in the second division with FC Platini Kumasi for the 2012-2013 season.[2]
On 15 January 2014, it was announced that Elias had signed a 1-year contract with Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League after being discovered by scouts at a combine also attended by scouts from Monaco, Braga, and Porto.[3] The Fury released Elias on July 9, 2014.[4] Elias appeared in only four matches for the Ottawa club and accumulated three yellow cards.
International career
In 2007, Elias was called up to the Ghana national under-17 football team.[2]
References
- ↑ "Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club". ghanasoccernet.com.
- 1 2 "Fury FC Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Hamza Elias". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "GHANAIAN MIDFIELDER HAMZA ELIAS SIGNS WITH OTTAWA FURY FC". North American Soccer League. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Fury Release Elias". Retrieved 11 July 2014.