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Stanley Aborah (footballer, born 1969)

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Stanley Aborah
Personal information
Full name Stanley Aborah
Date of birth (1969-08-25) 25 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Asante Kotoko (–)
1992–1996 Cappellen (–)
1997–1999 Cheoan Ilhwa Chunma 15 (0)
1999–2000 Uerdingen 05 3 (0)
2000–2001 Cappellen 40 (0)
2001–2003 De Volksvriend (–)
International career
1992–1997 Ghana 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Aborah (born 25 August 1969) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Aborah began his career with Asante Kotoko in 1987. He moved to Belgium in 1992 to play for Cappellen, spending four years with the club, before joining South Korean club Seongnam FC then known as Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma. He returned to Europe in 1999, playing in Germany for one season with Uerdingen 05 and one further season with Cappellen, before finishing his career with Volksvriend. Aborah was a member of the Ghana national team that finished second at the 1992 African Nations Cup in Senegal and was capped 11 times for his country in total. His son, also called Stanley, has played professional football for a number of clubs in Europe, including Dutch side Ajax.

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