Florence Dadson

Florence Dadson (born 23 April 1992) is a Ghanaian female footballer, who currently plays for the Gulf Coast Texans in the United States.[5]

Florence Dadson
Personal information
Full name Florence Dadson
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992
Place of birth Cape Coast, Ghana[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 RMU Eagles
Number 11
Youth career
Academy of Christ the King
2006–2007 Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast
2011–2013 RMU Eagles 42 (50[2])
2014– Gulf Coast Texans 7 (7[3])
National team
Ghana U-17[4] 3 (2)
Ghana U-20 3 (0)
2012– Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Dadson started her career in the Academy of Christ the King[6] and joined Ghatel Ladies Cape Coast at age thirteen.[7] She left her homeland, Ghana, in September 2011 after she gained admission to the Robert Morris University[8] in Illinois to pursue her undergraduate studies in Business Administration – Majoring in Tourism Studies. She played for RMU alongside Ghanaian teammembers Olivia Amoako and Linda Eshun.[9] After graduating from Robert Morris University in the Spring of 2014, she joined to W-League club Gulf Coast Texans.[10]

International

She played as a forward and has represented her country at both U-17 and U-20 levels.[11] Dadson played for Ghana at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[12] and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She stands also in the extended squad of the Black Queens.[13]

References
  1. Florence Dadson wins second straight CCAC POW honor!
  2. "DakStats WebSync".
  3. "Gulf Coast Texans – 2014 Statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  4. "FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Florence DADSON". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  5. "Gulf Coast Texans open up postseason play". Pensacola News Journal. 18 July 2014.
  6. "Mobile Site for Robert Morris University".
  7. Florence Dadson: I Call Neymar My Husband
  8. Florence Dadson – RMU – Robert Morris University
  9. Four Robert Morris Women's Soccer Players Named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes
  10. "Dayton Dutch Lions Women's team lose two on the road".
  11. "Security Check Required".
  12. "Play Soccer Nonprofit International - People".
  13. "ourghana". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.


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