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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joseph Paintsil
| name = Joseph Paintsil
| image = Joseph Paintsil.2020.jpg
| image = Joseph Paintsil.2020.jpg
| caption = Joseph Paintsil in his 2020 vídeo presentation
| caption = Paintsil in his 2020 video presentation
| fullname = Joseph Paintsil<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=526&kisiID=2292619 |title=Joseph Paintsil |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>
| fullname = Joseph Paintsil<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=526&kisiID=2292619 |title=Joseph Paintsil |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana
| birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana
| height = 1.7 m
| height = 1.7 m
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]/[[winger (association football)|winger]]
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
| currentclub = [[LA Galaxy]]
| clubnumber = 28
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
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| caps2 = 25
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 10
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2018–
| years3 = 2018–2024
| clubs3 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
| clubs3 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
| caps3 = 121
| caps3 = 130
| goals3 = 27
| goals3 = 30
| years4 = 2020–2021
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]] (loan)
| clubs4 = → [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]] (loan)
| caps4 = 33
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 11
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = [[LA Galaxy]]
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13 October 2023
| club-update = 07:39, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 10 December 2022 (UTC+1)
| ntupdate = 23:52, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
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'''Joseph Paintsil''' (born 1 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as an [[attacking midfielder]] or a [[left winger]] for Belgian club [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] and the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].<ref>{{NFT player|68066}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kickgh.com/more/ghanaians-abroad/5313-majestic-joseph-paintsil-signs-for-belgian-giants-krc-genk|title=MAJESTIC Joseph Paintsil signs for Belgian giants KRC Genk|date=11 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018|publisher=kickgh.com}}</ref>
'''Joseph Paintsil''' (born 1 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[LA Galaxy]] and the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].<ref>{{NFT player|68066}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kickgh.com/more/ghanaians-abroad/5313-majestic-joseph-paintsil-signs-for-belgian-giants-krc-genk|title=MAJESTIC Joseph Paintsil signs for Belgian giants KRC Genk|date=11 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018|publisher=kickgh.com}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
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Paintsil was on the bench for the club's win in the [[2019 Belgian Super Cup|Belgian Super Cup]], but didn't enter the game. Following the sale of [[Leandro Trossard]] to England in the off-season, Paintsil was given an opportunity to claim the left wing position, and scored his first goal on 17 August against [[Waasland-Beveren]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Paintsil-s-first-round-league-performance-scrutinized-712157 |title=Joseph Paintsil's first round league performance scrutinized |work=GhanaWeb |date=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Paintsil-opens-goalscoring-account-as-KRC-Genk-thump-Waasland-Beveren-772920 |title=Joseph Paintsil opens goalscoring account as KRC Genk thump Waasland-Beveren |work=GhanaWeb |date=18 August 2019}}</ref> He had a run of six games in the team to start the season until leaving the game on 13 September against [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] in the first half with an injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/955171/joseph-paintsil-suffers-injury-setback-in-genks.html |title=Joseph Paintsil Suffers Injury Setback In Genk's 2-1 Defeat To Sporting Charleroi |work=Modern Ghana |first=Eric Nana Yaw |last=Kwafo |date=14 September 2019}}</ref> Paintsil returned after nearly two months out with injury, starting against [[Royal Excel Mouscron|Mouscron]] on 23 November.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/europe-ghana-youth-international-joseph-paintsil-makes-injury-return-in-krc-genk-stalemate-away-from-home-against-royal-excel-mouscron/ |title=Europe: Ghana youth international Joseph Paintsil makes injury return in KRC Genk stalemate away from home against Royal Excel Mouscron |work=Ghana Football News |first=Kanyiri |last=Subaru |date=24 November 2019}}</ref> His [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] debut came on 2 October against Italian side [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], receiving the final minutes off the bench. He played twice more in the group stage, including starting the final game against Napoli, as the club were already eliminated from further continental play, impressing in the 4–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Genk-star-Joseph-Paintsil-earns-plaudits-from-Gazzetta-dello-Sport-after-superb-display-in-defeat-against-Napoli-815089 |title=Genk star Joseph Paintsil earns plaudits from Gazzetta dello Sport after superb display in defeat against Napoli |work=GhanaWeb |date=13 December 2019}}</ref> Paintsil would only make two starts the rest of the season, which was suspended in March due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium]], his spot mostly taken by [[Théo Bongonda]].
Paintsil was on the bench for the club's win in the [[2019 Belgian Super Cup|Belgian Super Cup]], but didn't enter the game. Following the sale of [[Leandro Trossard]] to England in the off-season, Paintsil was given an opportunity to claim the left wing position, and scored his first goal on 17 August against [[Waasland-Beveren]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Paintsil-s-first-round-league-performance-scrutinized-712157 |title=Joseph Paintsil's first round league performance scrutinized |work=GhanaWeb |date=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Paintsil-opens-goalscoring-account-as-KRC-Genk-thump-Waasland-Beveren-772920 |title=Joseph Paintsil opens goalscoring account as KRC Genk thump Waasland-Beveren |work=GhanaWeb |date=18 August 2019}}</ref> He had a run of six games in the team to start the season until leaving the game on 13 September against [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] in the first half with an injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/955171/joseph-paintsil-suffers-injury-setback-in-genks.html |title=Joseph Paintsil Suffers Injury Setback In Genk's 2-1 Defeat To Sporting Charleroi |work=Modern Ghana |first=Eric Nana Yaw |last=Kwafo |date=14 September 2019}}</ref> Paintsil returned after nearly two months out with injury, starting against [[Royal Excel Mouscron|Mouscron]] on 23 November.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/europe-ghana-youth-international-joseph-paintsil-makes-injury-return-in-krc-genk-stalemate-away-from-home-against-royal-excel-mouscron/ |title=Europe: Ghana youth international Joseph Paintsil makes injury return in KRC Genk stalemate away from home against Royal Excel Mouscron |work=Ghana Football News |first=Kanyiri |last=Subaru |date=24 November 2019}}</ref> His [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] debut came on 2 October against Italian side [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], receiving the final minutes off the bench. He played twice more in the group stage, including starting the final game against Napoli, as the club were already eliminated from further continental play, impressing in the 4–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Genk-star-Joseph-Paintsil-earns-plaudits-from-Gazzetta-dello-Sport-after-superb-display-in-defeat-against-Napoli-815089 |title=Genk star Joseph Paintsil earns plaudits from Gazzetta dello Sport after superb display in defeat against Napoli |work=GhanaWeb |date=13 December 2019}}</ref> Paintsil would only make two starts the rest of the season, which was suspended in March due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium]], his spot mostly taken by [[Théo Bongonda]].


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On 10 September 2020, he transferred to [[Süper Lig]] club [[MKE Ankaragücü]] on loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/turkish-side-mke-ankaragucu-complete-loan-deal-for-joseph-paintsil/|title=Turkish side MKE Ankaragücü complete loan deal for Joseph Paintsil|website=ghanafootballnews.com|date=10 September 2020 }}</ref> He made his debut with a late substitute in a 1-2 home lose against [[Erzurumspor FK]] on 13 September 2020. He played only one season with the club and scored 11 goals in 33 matches.
===Ankaragücü (loan)===
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On 10 September 2020, he transferred to [[Süper Lig]] club [[MKE Ankaragücü]] on loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/turkish-side-mke-ankaragucu-complete-loan-deal-for-joseph-paintsil/|title=Turkish side MKE Ankaragücü complete loan deal for Joseph Paintsil|website=ghanafootballnews.com}}</ref> He made his debut with a late substitute in a 1-2 home lose against [[Erzurumspor FK]] on 13 September 2020.


Returning to Genk, he helped inspire a major title challenge in 2022-23 that saw the Genkies denied the title in the 94th minute of their final game against [[Royal Antwerp]], with [[Toby Alderweireld]] scoring a last-gasp equaliser to wrest the title away from Genk to Antwerp's benefit. During that campaign, the Ghanaian scored 17 goals and 12 assists in his 36 league games - the second-most goal contributions across the whole Pro League that season.
He played only one season with the club and scored 11 goals in 33 matches.

===LA Galaxy===
On 21 February 2024, Paintsil signed a four-year deal with [[Major League Soccer]] side [[LA Galaxy]] for a reported $9 million transfer fee.<ref>https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/la-galaxy-sign-winger-joseph-paintsil-from-genk {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played 4 June 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Paintsil » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joseph-paintsil/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{cite web |title=Joseph Paintsil |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68066/Joseph_Paintsil.html |website=National Football Teams |accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref>
{{Updated|match played 24 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Paintsil » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/joseph-paintsil/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{cite web |title=Joseph Paintsil |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68066/Joseph_Paintsil.html |website=National Football Teams |accessdate=9 December 2018}}</ref>


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== Honours ==
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'''Genk'''
'''Genk'''
*[[Belgian First Division A]]: [[2018–19 Belgian First Division A|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Aidoo-and-Joseph-Painstil-win-Belgian-League-title-with-Genk-747711|title=Joseph Aidoo and Joseph Painstil win Belgian League title with Genk|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Belgian First Division A]]: [[2018–19 Belgian First Division A|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Joseph-Aidoo-and-Joseph-Painstil-win-Belgian-League-title-with-Genk-747711|title=Joseph Aidoo and Joseph Painstil win Belgian League title with Genk|website=www.ghanaweb.com|date=20 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2019 Belgian Super Cup|2019]]<ref name="Genk awards">{{cite web|date=20 July 2019|title=Landskampioen Genk opent seizoen met Supercup-winst tegen KV Mechelen|url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/belgische-super-cup/2019/finale/01/krc-genk-kv-mechelen|accessdate=21 July 2019|publisher=Sporza}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2019 Belgian Super Cup|2019]]<ref name="Genk awards">{{cite web|date=20 July 2019|title=Landskampioen Genk opent seizoen met Supercup-winst tegen KV Mechelen|url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/belgische-super-cup/2019/finale/01/krc-genk-kv-mechelen|accessdate=21 July 2019|publisher=Sporza}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:43, 20 August 2024

Joseph Paintsil
Paintsil in his 2020 video presentation
Personal information
Full name Joseph Paintsil[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2014 Red Bull Ghana
2015–2017 Tema Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tema Youth 22 (10)
2017–2018 → Ferencváros (loan) 25 (10)
2018–2024 Genk 130 (30)
2020–2021 → Ankaragücü (loan) 33 (11)
2024– LA Galaxy 13 (4)
International career‡
2017– Ghana 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:39, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Paintsil (born 1 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Ghana national team.[2][3]

Club career

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Tema Youth

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Paintsil made his Ghana Premier League debut with Tema Youth 12 February 2017 after the club were promoted from Division One the previous season. He scored 10 goals in 22 games during his only season, before leaving Ghana for Europe during the season's month-long break in August. Paintsil was fifth in the Golden Boot race at the time of his departure, and finished the season joint-eighth, top scorer for Tema.[4]

Ferencvárosi (loan)

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On 31 August, Paintsil signed with top Hungarian club Ferencváros, playing in the country's top-flight, the NBI.[5] Initially signed on loan, Paintsil had an option with the club to be signed permanently at the end of the season.[6] Paintsil made his debut on 9 September against Vasas, scoring the first goal in a 5–2 win, taking the place of Rui Pedro in the lineup.[7] He scored four goals in his first five games, and was a mainstay in the lineup of manager Thomas Doll. On 2 December, Paintsil scored a goal on the counter-attack against Videoton that showcased his pace and ball control, and would later be voted as the Goal of the Year for 2017 by Hungarian football fans.[8] At the halfway point of the season, Paintsil had six goals and four assists, and was rated by Nemzeti Sport as the league's top player.[9] Paintsil split his time starting on the left and in the middle, as a #10. He finished the season with 10 goals in 25 games, good for third on the team and ninth in the league. Ferencváros finished the league in second, and after rumours of a winter transfer that was not allowed to go through by the club, Paintsil left the club after the season.[6][10]

Genk

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On 3 July 2018, Paintsil was unveiled as a player of Belgian club Genk, a few weeks after a contract had been agreed with the club.[11] Paintsil began the season with an injury, missing three league games and four Europa League qualifiers.[12] His debut came on 19 August in the First Division A against R. Charleroi S.C., and his full debut came the following week against Waasland-Beveren. His first goals came when he scored a brace against Gent on 7 October.[13] His continental debut came when Paintsil was used off the bench in both legs of the play-off round against Danish side Brøndby.[14] He came off the bench at half-time against Sarpsborg on 4 October, replacing Dieumerci Ndongala. After that, he started the remaining four group stage games, scoring in the last two, as Genk won their group.[15] Genk drew Slavia Prague in the knockout stage, and Paintsil didn't start either leg as Genk were eliminated 1–4 on aggregate. Paintsil also started all three games of Genk's campaign in the Belgian Cup, which ended in the quarterfinals with a penalty shootout defeat in which Paintsil scored to Union SG. His form in the league wasn't as strong, and the goals against Gent were his only goals during the regular season. Paintsil scored in the first match of the play-offs, a 3–0 win over Anderlecht on 30 March 2019.[16] His first start in three months came on the final day of the season, after Genk had already clinched their first title in eight seasons. In the league, Paintsil made 25 appearances, scoring three times.

Paintsil was on the bench for the club's win in the Belgian Super Cup, but didn't enter the game. Following the sale of Leandro Trossard to England in the off-season, Paintsil was given an opportunity to claim the left wing position, and scored his first goal on 17 August against Waasland-Beveren.[17][18] He had a run of six games in the team to start the season until leaving the game on 13 September against Charleroi in the first half with an injury.[19] Paintsil returned after nearly two months out with injury, starting against Mouscron on 23 November.[20] His Champions League debut came on 2 October against Italian side Napoli, receiving the final minutes off the bench. He played twice more in the group stage, including starting the final game against Napoli, as the club were already eliminated from further continental play, impressing in the 4–0 defeat.[21] Paintsil would only make two starts the rest of the season, which was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, his spot mostly taken by Théo Bongonda.

On 10 September 2020, he transferred to Süper Lig club MKE Ankaragücü on loan.[22] He made his debut with a late substitute in a 1-2 home lose against Erzurumspor FK on 13 September 2020. He played only one season with the club and scored 11 goals in 33 matches.

Returning to Genk, he helped inspire a major title challenge in 2022-23 that saw the Genkies denied the title in the 94th minute of their final game against Royal Antwerp, with Toby Alderweireld scoring a last-gasp equaliser to wrest the title away from Genk to Antwerp's benefit. During that campaign, the Ghanaian scored 17 goals and 12 assists in his 36 league games - the second-most goal contributions across the whole Pro League that season.

LA Galaxy

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On 21 February 2024, Paintsil signed a four-year deal with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy for a reported $9 million transfer fee.[23]

Personal life

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Born and raised in Fadama, a suburb of Accra, Paintsil models his game after his idol, Andrés Iniesta.[24] His older brother Seth is also a footballer, currently playing in Malta with Hamrun Spartans F.C. .

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 March 2024[25][26]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tema Youth 2017 Ghana Premier League 22 10 2 0 - - 24 10
Ferencváros (loan) 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25 10 0 0 0 0 - 25 10
Genk 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 25 3 3 0 9[b] 2 - 37 5
2019–20 18 1 2 0 3[c] 0 0 0 23 1
2021–22 28 3 2 3 5[d] 1 1[e] 0 36 7
2022–23 36 17 3 1 - - 39 18
2023–24 23 6 1 0 9[f] 3 - 33 9
Total 130 30 11 4 26 6 1 0 167 40
MKE Ankaragücü (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 33 11 0 0 - - 33 11
LA Galaxy 2024 MLS 5 2 0 0 - 0 0 5 2
Career total 215 63 13 4 26 6 1 0 255 73
  1. ^ Includes Ghanaian FA Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Genk

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Paintsil". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ Joseph Paintsil at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "MAJESTIC Joseph Paintsil signs for Belgian giants KRC Genk". kickgh.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Ghana Premier League". Global Soccer Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Paintsil is a miénk!". Üllői út 129. 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "FTC: török sztárcsapat figyeli a válogatott támadót". Nemzeti Sport. 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "FTC: Hatalmas lehetőség; kiváló emberek alkotják a csapatot – Paintsil". Nemzeti Sport. 16 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Év sportolója: a szurkolók szerint Paintsil lőtte az év gólját". Nemzeti Sport. 11 January 2018.
  9. ^ "NB I: két Fradi-játékos az NS őszi rangsorának élén". Nemzeti Sport. 13 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Genk: A Fradi úgy döntött, nem enged el – Painstil". Nemzeti Sport. 3 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Genk: hivatalosan bejelentették Paintsil szerződtetését". Nemzeti Sport. 11 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Fit-again Joseph Paintsil marks competitive debut for KRC Genk in win over Sporting Charleroi". Ghana Soccernet. 20 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Ghana's Joseph Paintsil happy to break goal drought for Genk". Football Ghana. 8 October 2018.
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