Aziz Deen-Conteh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Aziz Deen-Conteh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bumpe, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zugdidi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ergotelis | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Boston United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Zaria Bălți | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Zugdidi | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sierra Leone | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Abdul Aziz Deen-Conteh (born 14 January 1993) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays in Georgia for Zugdidi, as a left back.
He represented England at youth level whilst on the books at Chelsea. He spent the 2013–14 season with Greek club Ergotelis, making seven appearances in the Greek Superleague. He joined Port Vale in November 2014, and was loaned out to Boston United in August 2015, but left Vale in January 2016 without making a first team appearance. He moved on to Moldovan side Zaria Bălți, and Georgian side Zugdidi.
Club career
Chelsea
Deen-Conteh was born in Sierra Leone but grew up in Deptford, England, joining Chelsea at the age of 13.[2] He played both legs of the club's FA Youth Cup final victory over Aston Villa in 2010.[3] He was a member of their Champions League squad for the 2012–13 season, though he did not make an appearance for them.[4] After being released by the club in June 2013,[5] he went on trial with Millwall the following month.[6]
Ergotelis
He signed for Greek club Ergotelis on a two-year contract in August 2013.[7] He made seven first team appearances at the Pankritio Stadium in the second half of the 2013–14 season.
Port Vale
He began training with English League One side Port Vale in November 2014,[8] and signed for the club on a deal running until summer 2017 after impressing during his trial spell.[9]
He joined National League North club Boston United on a one-month loan on 11 August 2015.[10] He was released by Port Vale in January 2016, having not made a first team appearance at Vale Park.[11]
Zaria Bălți
Deen-Conteh joined Moldovan National Division club Zaria Bălți soon after leaving Port Vale.[12]
Zugdidi
He moved to Georgian side Zugdidi later in 2016.[13]
International career
Deen-Conteh represented England at youth international level, appearing for the under-16 and under-19 teams.[14] In March 2013 he committed his international football to Sierra Leone, the country of his birth, after being called up by their senior national team; however, he was unable to play due to an expired passport.[15] He was called up again in May 2013, alongside fellow Chelsea player Samuel Bangura.[16] He was not given clearance to play for the senior team however and expressed doubts over whether he would accept any further call-ups as he criticised the Sierra Leone Football Association for their organisational skills.[17] However, Deen-Conteh ended up getting called up and capped officially by the Sierra Leone, and made his debut against Malawi.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 August 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ergotelis | 2013–14[19] | Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 2014–15[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boston United (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zaria Bălți | 2015–16[13] | Moldovan National Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Zugdidi | 2016[13] | Umaglesi Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Chelsea
- FA Youth Cup winner: 2010[3]
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Profile". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Chelsea's FA Youth Cup winners – Where are they now?". talkSPORT. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ Aziz Deen-Conteh – UEFA competition record
- ↑ Alie Bitar (8 June 2013). "Aziz Deen Conteh in Chelsea's list of released players". Sierra Express Media. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Millwall trials for Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton youngsters". Daily Express. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ Morris, Sahr. "Sierra Leone defender Deen Conteh signs for Ergotelis FC". goal.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (11 November 2014). "Ex-Chelsea defender Aziz Deen-Conteh plays for Vale". The Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ "Port Vale sign former Chelsea defender". BBC Sport. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (11 August 2015). "Aziz Deen-Conteh joins Boston". The Sentinel. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (29 January 2016). "Aziz Deen-Conteh leaves the Valiants". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Profile". fczaria.md(in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Aziz Deen-Conteh profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (25 March 2013). "Chelsea youngster commits to Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (16 May 2013). "Sierra Leone coach McKinstry calls up Chelsea youngsters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ Richards, Joshua (3 December 2014). "Aziz Deen-Conteh reaping rewards of Ashley Cole's advice". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone vs. Malawi". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Aziz Deen-Conteh in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Aziz Deen-Conteh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Aziz Deen-Conteh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2015.