Elijah Ari

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Elijah Ari
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position 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 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
Kyrgyzstan 2013 5 0
2014 3 0
Total 8 0

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