Elijah Ari

Footballer (born 1987)

Elijah AriPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth|  Ghana
Height|  1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  Up Country Lions
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2007–2010|  Dordoi Bishkek|  |
2010|  Vakhsh Qughonteppa|  |
2011|  Regar-TadAZ|  |
2012|  Energetik Dushanbe|  |
2013–2015|  Regar-TadAZ|  |
2015|  Bowsher Club|  |
2018|  Akademija Osh|  25|
2019|  Sumida Ulaanbaatar|  11|  (7)
2020|  Dushanbe-83|  0|  (0)
2021–|  Up Country Lions|  0|  (0)
International career
2013–2014|  Kyrgyzstan|  8|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2021

Elijah Ari (born 6 November 1987), sometimes also known as Elijah Aryee, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender, for Up Country Lions in the Sri Lanka Champions League. Born in Ghana, he moved to Central Asia in 2007, and played three seasons in Kyrgyzstan for Dordoi Bishkek. From 2013 he represented the Kyrgyzstan national team internationally, making eight appearances in two years.

## Club career

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The Ghanaian born Ari started his career in Dordoi Bishkek where he played three seasons and acquired Kyrgyzstani citizenship. He then spent one season with Vakhsh Qughonteppa in neighboring Tajikistan. He then played for Bowsher Club, in Oman.[1]

On 31 March 2020, Ari was announced as part of Dushanbe-83's squad for the 2020 season.[2] Ari left Dushanbe-83 during the 2020 season's summer transfer window, having not played for the club.[3]

## International career

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Ari has eight national appearances for Kyrgyzstan to his name.[1]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1] National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Kyrgyzstan | 2013 | 5 | 0
2014 | 3 | 0
Total | 8 | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Elijah Ariye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
2. ^ "Заявка ФК «Душанбе-83» (Душанбе) для участия в сезоне-2020". twitter.com/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ "ЛЕТНЕЕ МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2020: КТО КОГО ПРИОБРЕЛ?". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

## External links

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* Elijah Ari – UEFA competition record (archive)
* Elijah Ari at ESPN FC
* Elijah Ari at National-Football-Teams.com

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