Paddy John
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwedru, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Twente VA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Heracles Almelo | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | VfL Osnabrück | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | GVVV | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
Paddy John (born 23 February 1990) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Early and personal life
[edit]John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, and grew up in the Netherlands. His two brothers Collins and Ola are also footballers.[1]
Career
[edit]John began his career with the youth team of Twente, and began his professional career in the 2008-09 season with Heracles Almelo.[2] He later played for RKC Waalwijk and Fortuna Sittard, before signing for German Club VfL Osnabrück in July 2011.[3] After one season he returned to the Netherlands and signed with AGOVV Apeldoorn.
John signed for GVVV in August 2016.[4] He made one appearance in the Tweede Divisie as a substitute against Jong Sparta before leaving the club in January 2017.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Leo Spall (20 February 2004). "John Collins or Collins John?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Voetbal International
- ↑ Paddy John at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1 2 "Paddy John per direct weg bij GVVV". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Paddy John at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Grand Gedeh County
- Dutch people of Liberian descent
- Sportspeople of Liberian descent
- Liberian emigrants to the Netherlands
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- 3. Liga players
- Heracles Almelo players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- AGOVV players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- GVVV players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Liberian footballers