David Accam
Accam playing for Ghana in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Ledbury Town | 8 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Evesham United | 20 | (10) |
| 2012 | Östersund | 13 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Helsingborg | 62 | (30) |
| 2015– | Chicago Fire | 49 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Ghana | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015 |
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David Accam (born 28 September 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Ghana national team as a forward.
Accam did not belong to a club during the first twelve years of his life. He instead spent his time playing with friends on gravel pitches in the parks of Accra. There he was spotted by a scout from Ghana-based Right to Dream Academy where he would spend four years.
In 2008 Accam received a three-year scholarship to study at Hartpury College in England. He combined his time there with playing in the English lower leagues. After signing for English club Ledbury Town, Accam scored on his debut in December 2009. He then played for English club Evesham United during the 2010–11 season while also featuring in the reserve team squad at Forest Green Rovers. The fact that Accam was in England on a student visa prevented him from playing for their first team, or any club in a higher division.
After his time at Evesham United he took part in the Nike "The Chance" competition where he was one of eight winners who got to spend the 2011–2012 season with Nike Football Academy.
In March 2012 Accam signed for Swedish third tier side Östersund. English manager Graham Potter was in charge of the club and he had already signed two other Ghanaians who were studying with Accam at Hartpury College. And after scouting him at the Nike Academy he brought Accam with him back to Sweden. Accam became an immediate success with his new team and several Allsvenskan clubs became interested in signing him for the summer transfer window.
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