John Paintsil
Paintsil with Fulham in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Paintsil | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back / Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kaizer Chiefs (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Berekum Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Liberty Professionals | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Berekum Arsenal | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 46 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 46 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | West Ham United | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Fulham | 75 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Leicester City | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Santos | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Maritzburg United | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 274 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2013 | Ghana | 89 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Kaizer Chiefs (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Paintsil (born 15 June 1981 in Berekum) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who is currently an assistant manager at Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, West Ham United, Fulham, Leicester City, Santos and Maritzburg United as well as internationally for Ghana.
His family name is Paintsil but at birth, it was registered as Pantsil. This then appeared on his passport and his registration with the Premier League.
A player comfortable at right back or in midfield, Paintsil had stints in his native Ghana with Berekum Arsenal and Liberty Professionals and a brief spell with Polish side Widzew Łódź before moving to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002.
Pantsil joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, where he was a member of the team that won both the Israeli title and reached the Cup semi-final. He made 46 league appearances and five appearances in the Champions League.
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