Star from Ghana U-20 Team signed with Rossoneri
If the doors opened up for a player after the dispute of the FIFA World Cup U-20, accomplished in Egypt, certainly the reminded name is the ghanaian Dominic Adiyiah. Borned in Accra, the forward began his career in the renowned youth team of Feynoord, where staying from 2000 to 2006, he acquired enough experience to begin his professional career.
After the passage for the youth team of dutch club, Adiyiah went to the dispute of his first professional championship, the Ghanaian national championship for the Heart of Lions. Without disappointing, the youth striker was one of the prominences of the team in the competition, making 11 goals in 24 games and conquering more valuable player’s awards, in spite of the weak campaign accomplished by the club in the season. The good performance, gave the chance to Adiyiah plays in european soccer, the mission now was to balance the nets for Fredrikstad FK of Norway.
However, in spite of doing part of the group that guaranteed the Norwegian runner-up of 2008, the ghanaian striker plays a little in the season, doing with that his name fell in forgetfulness for the ghanaian people. In 2009, still without playing regularly, Adiyiah participated in terrible campaign of the club in the national championship, in that it finished in the fourteenth place, being almost relegated for the second division.
The chance of resume the promising career, was exactly in the tournaments played of Ghana’s youth team. While the opportunities in the norway club were scant, in his country Adiyiah demonstrated an aptitude with the goal. After debut for the U-20 category in a match against Niger in 2008, one year later the striker participated at the victorious campaign of Ghana in the 2009 African Youth Championship for qualify to the FIFA World Cup U-20. Despite having just marked one goal during the tournament, it was essential in the title and in the conquest of the passport for the most important competition of the category.
Qualified for the FIFA World Cup U-20, the apex of the career of Adiyiah came exactly in one of the most stamped competitions for scout of importantes european teams. Been dazzling by the favouritism of great selections as Brazil, Germany and Italy, the ghanian national team surprised in the competition when won the brazilians in the decision after penalty’s shoot-out. Adiyiah scored 8 goals in 7 matches, besides guaranteeing the awards of the ” Golden Ball/Shoe” being chosen the best player to the championship.
The good participation in the competition, did with importants european clubs demonstrated interest in the african youth promise. Without losing time, Milan, commanded by Leonardo, it already assured the player’s presence in italian lawns in the reopening of the window of transfers. According to the vice-president Adriano Galliani, the player still needs the permission to play in Italy, besides passing for medical examinations to carry out fast striker’s function for the tips that the italian team is seeking.

