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{{short description|Ghanaian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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===Early career===
Adiyiah began his football career at [[Feyenoord Ghana]].<ref name="world soccer">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/dominic_adiyiah_looks_set_to_be_a_star_of_the_future_writes_nick_bidwell_features_292092.html |title=Dominic Adiyiah looks set to be a star of the future |author=Nick Bidwell |work=WorldSoccer.com |publisher=World Soccer |accessdate=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604163332/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/dominic_adiyiah_looks_set_to_be_a_star_of_the_future_writes_nick_bidwell_features_292092.html |archivedate=4 June 2011
===Fredrikstad (2008–2010)===
In August 2008, Adiyiah made the move to Europe, being signed by [[Tippeligaen|Norwegian top flight]] club [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] for a fee of only £100k (approx. €125k as of that date).<ref name="world soccer"/> He made his debut for the club in an away match against [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]], on 30 August. He went scoreless in four appearances during the 2008 season, as the team finished second in the league.
The following season, he scored twice during the training camp, but has not scored in the four league matches he appeared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,19/pid,480/Itemid,460/ |title=Tippeligaen 2009 Dominic Adiyiah |work=FredrikstadFK.no |publisher=[[Fredrikstad FK]] |accessdate=23 February 2010 |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116044825/http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/component/option%2Ccom_joomleague/func%2CshowPlayer/p%2C19/pid%2C480/Itemid%2C460/ |archivedate=16 November 2009
===Milan (2010–2012)===
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===Ghana U-20===
Adiyiah started to be called up by the [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Black Satellites]] in 2008, making his debut on 30 March, in a match against [[Niger national under–20 football team|Niger]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200803/2782.php |title=Ghana win opening CHAN qualifier |author=Nana Obiri Yeboah & Michael Boateng |date=30 March 2008 |work=GhanaFA.org |publisher=[[Ghana Football Association]] |accessdate=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229155550/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200803/2782.php |archive-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead
===Ghana===
Adiyiah earned his first call-up with the [[Ghana national football team|Black Stars]] on 3 November 2009, shortly after the U-20 triumph, for a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round|World Cup qualification]] match against [[Mali national football team|Mali]], to be played on 15 November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200911/4146.php |title=Milo calls up six from Satellites |date=3 November 2009 |work=GhanaFA.org |publisher=Ghana Football Association |accessdate=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312054929/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200911/4146.php |archive-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead
In June of the same year, Adiyiah was called up to take part in the upcoming [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], to be played in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1221401/index.html |title=Boateng handed Ghana spot |author= |date=30 May 2010 |work=fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref> He made his debut in the competition during the last match of the group stage against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], coming off the bench for the final minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264053&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global |title=Germans seal top spot |author= |date=23 June 2010 |work=SoccerNet.espn.go.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref> After being left as an unused substitute in the round of 16, he was sent on in the quarter-finals against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. In the very last minute of [[extra time]], Adiyiah's header was saved on the line by Uruguyan striker [[Luis Suárez]], who palmed the ball away with both his hands, resulting in a penalty kick for Ghana and Suarez being sent off. However, [[Asamoah Gyan]] smashed the penalty against the bar and the game went to the shootout. Adiyiah took the fourth penalty with his team trailing 2–3, but had his shot saved; [[Sebastián Abreu]] seized the chance by subsequently scoring the deciding penalty for Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264116&cc=5739&ver=global |title=Late heartache for Ghana |author= |date=2 July 2010 |work=SoccerNet.espn.go.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=3 July 2010}}</ref>
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