Elijah Ari

Elijah Ari (born 6 November 1987), sometimes also known as Elijah Aryee, is a Ghanaian-Kyrgyz international footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Dushanbe-83 in Tajikistan. Born in Ghana, he moved to Central Asia in 2007, and played three seasons in Kyrgyzstan for Dordoi Bishkek.[1]

Elijah Ari
Personal information
Full name Elijah Ari
Date of birth (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Dordoi Bishkek
2010 Vakhsh Qughonteppa
2011 Regar-TadAZ
2012 Energetik Dushanbe
2013–2015 Regar-TadAZ
2015 Bowsher Club
2018 Akademija Osh 25
2019 Sumida Ulaanbaatar 11 (7)
2020 Dushanbe-83 0 (0)
National team‡
2013– Kyrgyzstan 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Club career

The Ghanaian born Ari started his career in Dordoi Bishkek where he played three seasons and acquired Kyrgyzstani citizenship. He then spent one season with Vakhsh Qughonteppa in neighboring Tajikistan. He then played for Bowsher Club, in Oman.[1][2]

On 31 March 2020, Ari was announced as part of Dushanbe-83's squad for the 2020 season.[3] Ari left Dushanbe-83 during the 2020 season's summer transfer window, having not played for the club.[4]

International career

Ari has eight national appearances for Kyrgyzstan to his name.[1]

Career statistics

International
Kyrgyzstan national team
YearAppsGoals
201350
201430
Total80

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 May 2014[2]

References
  1. "Elijah Ari, footballdatabase.eu profile". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "Elijah Ariye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. "Заявка ФК «Душанбе-83» (Душанбе) для участия в сезоне-2020". twitter.com/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "ЛЕТНЕЕ МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2020: КТО КОГО ПРИОБРЕЛ?". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.


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