Nii Ayi Welbeck
Personal information
Full name Nii Aryee Welbeck
Date of birth (1976-10-03)3 October 1976
Place of birth Takoradi, Ghana
Date of death 12 November 2014(2014-11-12) (aged 38)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1995 Okwawu United
1995–1996 FC Winterthur
1996–1997 Çanakkale Dardanelspor 10 (1)
1997–1998 Kallithea
1998–2002 Okwawu United
International career
1996–1999 Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nii Aryee Welbeck (3 October 1976 – 12 November 2014) was Ghanaian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Welbeck was born in Takoradi. He played for Swiss Nationalliga B club FC Winterthur in 1996 and Çanakkale Dardanelspor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the 1996–97 season.[1] He spent the following season with Kallithea F.C. in the Greek second division.[2] Next, he signed with Okwawu United,[3] before retiring in 2002.

International career

Welbeck was included in the Ghana national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing in two matches.[4] Welbeck played several matches for the senior national team, including qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Coaching career

Welbeck retired 2002 and signed a contract with Okwawu United in the management.

Personal life

Welbeck's younger brother Nii Armah is also a former footballer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Profile at TFF.org
  2. ↑ "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997-98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΛΟΥ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ – ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 7 September 1997.
  3. ↑ "Kotoko,Okwahu; Oly, RTU Matches Rained Off". GhanaWeb. 5 June 1997. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Nii Welbeck – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES
  6. ↑ "Okwawu sign 3 new players". Modern Ghana. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2023.


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