Nii Welbeck

Nii Welbeck

Personal information
Full name	Nii Aryee Welbeck
Date of birth	(1976-10-03)3 October 1976
Place of birth	Takoradi, Ghana
Date of death	12 November 2014(2014-11-12) (aged 38)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1995	Okwawu United
1995–1996	FC Winterthur
1996–1997	Çanakkale Dardanelspor	10	(1)
1997–1998	Kallithea
1998–2002	Okwawu United
International career
1996–1999	Ghana	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nii Aryee Welbeck (3 October 1976 – 12 November 2014) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Welbeck was born in Takoradi. He played for Swiss Nationalliga B club FC Winterthur in 1996 and Çanakkale Dardanelspor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the 1996–97 season.^[1] He spent the following season with Kallithea in the Greek second division.^[2] Next, he signed with Okwawu United,^[3] before retiring in 2002.

International career

Welbeck was included in the Ghana national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing in two matches.^[4] He played several matches for the senior national team, including qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[5]

Coaching career

Welbeck retired 2002 and signed a contract with Okwawu United in the management.

Personal life

Welbeck's younger brother Nii Armah is also a former footballer.^[6]

References

1. Profile at TFF.org
2. "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997-98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΛΟΥ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ – ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 7 September 1997.
3. "Kotoko,Okwahu; Oly, RTU Matches Rained Off". GhanaWeb. 5 June 1997. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
4. Nii Welbeck – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES
6. "Okwawu sign 3 new players". Modern Ghana. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

External links

• Where Are These Players Now? – Crusading Guide at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2012)
• Nii Welbeck at National-Football-Teams.com