Kwadwo Duah

Kwadwo Duah
Personal information
Full name Kwadwo Antwi Duah[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Young Boys 6 (1)
2017Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 11 (1)
2017–2018Winterthur (loan) 25 (5)
2018–2019Servette (loan) 11 (2)
2019–2020 Wil 33 (12)
2020–2022 St. Gallen 65 (24)
2022–2023 1. FC Nürnberg 33 (11)
2023– Ludogorets Razgrad 24 (13)
International career
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 4 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 4 (3)
2016 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
2024– Switzerland 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Kwadwo Antwi Duah (born 24 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Switzerland national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Duah is a youth product from BSC Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 30 July 2016 against FC Lugano, replacing Yoric Ravet after 78 minutes.[2]

On 24 June 2022, Duah signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[3] On 19 July 2023, Duah signed with Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets.[4]

International career[edit]

Duah made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 4 June 2024 in a friendly against Estonia.[5] On 7 June, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[6] On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Duah was born in London, England, and moved to Switzerland at a young age.[8] He is of Ghanaian descent, and holds dual citizenship with Ghana and Switzerland.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 22 May 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys 2016–17 Swiss Super League 6 1 1 1 6[b] 0 13 2
Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 11 1 0 0 11 1
Winterthur (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 25 5 1 1 26 6
Servette (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 11 2 0 0 11 2
Wil 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 33 12 1 0 34 12
St. Gallen 2020–21 Swiss Super League 32 9 4 1 1[c] 0 37 10
2021–22 33 15 5 3 38 18
Total 65 24 9 4 1 0 75 28
1. FC Nürnberg 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 33 11 4 0 37 11
Ludogorets Razgrad 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 24 13 5 1 7[d] 1 1[e] 0 37 15
Career total 208 69 21 7 14 1 1 0 244 77
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup

International[edit]

As of match played 15 June 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland
2024 2 1
Total 2 1
As of match played 15 June 2024
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kwadwo Duah
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 June 2024 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 2  Hungary 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kwadwo Duah at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Young Boys vs. Lugano - 30 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Neuer Stürmer: Kwadwo Duah kommt zum Club!" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ludogorets with a solid transfer, signed a forward from a German club". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Estonia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men’s national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Swiss giants FC St. Gallen sign Ghana's Kwadwo Duah - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com.
  9. ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Kwadwo Duah". www.fcsg.ch (in German). 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ Kwadwo Duah at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Kwadwo Duah". WorldFootball.net.
  12. ^ "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.