Kwadwo Duah

Kwadwo Duah

Personal information
Full name	Kwadwo Antwi Duah[1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2016	Young Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Young Boys	6	(1)
2017	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	11	(1)
2017–2018	→ Winterthur (loan)	25	(5)
2018–2019	→ Servette (loan)	11	(2)
2019–2020	Wil	33	(12)
2020–2022	St. Gallen	65	(24)
2022–2023	1. FC Nürnberg	33	(11)
2023–	Ludogorets Razgrad	42	(16)
International career^‡
2014–2015	Switzerland U18	4	(0)
2015–2016	Switzerland U19	4	(3)
2016	Switzerland U20	2	(0)
2024–	Switzerland	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Kwadwo Antwi Duah (born 24 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Switzerland national team.^[1]

Club career

Duah is a youth product from BSC Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 30 July 2016 against FC Lugano, replacing Yoric Ravet after 78 minutes.^[2]

On 24 June 2022, Duah signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.^[3] On 19 July 2023, Duah signed with Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets.^[4]

International career

Duah made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 4 June 2024 in a friendly against Estonia.^[5] On 7 June, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.^[6] On 15 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Hungary in Switzerland's opening match of the tournament.^[7]

Personal life

Duah was born in London, England, and moved to Switzerland at a young age.^[8] He is of Ghanaian descent, and holds dual citizenship with Ghana and Switzerland. He is also fan of London football club Chelsea F.C.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Division		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2016–17	Swiss Super League	6	1	1	1	6[b]	0	—		13	2
Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	2016–17	Swiss Challenge League	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
Winterthur (loan)	2017–18	Swiss Challenge League	25	5	1	1	—		—		26	6
Servette (loan)	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	11	2	0	0	—		—		11	2
Wil	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	33	12	1	0	—		—		34	12
St. Gallen	2020–21	Swiss Super League	32	9	4	1	1[c]	0	—		37	10
	2021–22		33	15	5	3	—		—		38	18
	Total		65	24	9	4	1	0	—		75	28
1. FC Nürnberg	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	33	11	4	0	—		—		37	11
Ludogorets Razgrad	2023–24	Bulgarian First League	24	13	5	1	7[d]	1	1[e]	0	37	15
	2024–25		18	3	2	0	11[f]	4	0[g]	0	31	7
	Total		42	16	7	1	18	5	1	0	68	22
Career total			226	72	22	7	25	5	1	0	274	84

1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Bulgarian Cup
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
6. Three appearance and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup

International

As of match played 8 September 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland
	2024	6	1
Total		6	1

As of match played 15 June 2024

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kwadwo Duah

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 June 2024	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	2	Hungary	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2024	[12]

References

1. Kwadwo Duah at WorldFootball.net
2. "Young Boys vs. Lugano - 30 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
3. "Neuer Stürmer: Kwadwo Duah kommt zum Club!" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
4. "Ludogorets with a solid transfer, signed a forward from a German club". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. "Switzerland v Estonia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
6. "Männer-Nationalteam: Das EM-Kader steht – Zeqiri reist nicht nach Deutschland" [Men's national team: The European Championship squad is set – Zeqiri will not travel to Germany] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
7. "Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024". AP News. 15 June 2024.
8. "EXCLUSIVE: Swiss giants FC St. Gallen sign Ghana's Kwadwo Duah - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com.
9. "FCSG verpflichtet Kwadwo Duah". www.fcsg.ch (in German). 14 August 2020.
10. Kwadwo Duah at Soccerway
11. "Kwadwo Duah". WorldFootball.net.
12. "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland". UEFA. 15 June 2024.