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Paddy John

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Paddy John
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Zwedru, Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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, correct as of 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Paddy John (born 23 February 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Early and personal life

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John was born in Zwedru, Liberia and grew up in the Netherlands. His two brothers Collins and Ola are also footballers.[1]

Career

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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

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  1. ^ Leo Spall (20 February 2004). "John Collins or Collins John?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Voetbal International
  3. ^ Paddy John at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  4. ^ a b "Paddy John per direct weg bij GVVV". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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