Bernard Dong-Bortey is a Ghanaian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player currently on loan from Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian club Aduana Stars

Aduana Stars

Aduana Stars FC are a Ghanian football Club, based in Dormaa Ahenkro, currently competing in the Ghana Premier League.-History:Aduana won the 2009/2010 title in Ghana as fewest scoring side in the league, setting a world record for least productive champions with 19 goals in 30 matches. With an...

 to Sông Lam Nghệ An.

Career

Bortey began his career 2000 by Ghapoha Readers in Tema

Tema

Tema is a city on the Atlantic coast of Ghana, lying east of the Ghanaian capital city, Accra, in the region of Greater Accra. As of 2005, Tema had a population of 209,000. The Greenwich Meridian passes directly through the city...

, one year later moved to Accra Hearts of Oak SC. The Hearts loaned him in 2002 out to Al Wasl FC

Al Wasl FC

Al Wasl Sports Club is a multi-sports club in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It is best known for its football team.-The Cheetahs:Being one of the most popular clubs in the UAE, AlWasl have had several nicknames. The most famous one being...

 in Dubai

Dubai

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, he played 6 months in the Oil state and returned in June 2002 to his former club.

International career

Bortey played twenty seven games for Ghana national football team

Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

 and scored nine times; the latest game in the World Cup Qualifiers 2006 on 10 October 2004 Vs. Congo DR national football team

Congo DR national football team

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, formerly presented his homeland by the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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 in New Zealand

New Zealand

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 by the turnier played 6 games and shoots 3 goals. He is a current member of the Senior Local National Team.

Honours

• Played in the African Champions League with Accra Hearts of Oak SC in 2001.
• Three Times League Champions with Accra Hearts of Oak SC.
• Joint goal king in 2002-03 Ghana Premier LeagueBortey as he is popularly called by his fans single handedly, handled Accra Hearts of Oak FC through the 2003/2006 seasons through the CAF Champions League, the Confederations Cup competitions and the Domestic league after the good old Hearts of Oak legends; Ishmael Addo, Charles Taylor etc.; had left the club for other teams.The 'serial Killer' as he is called, could bury any free kicks that comes the teams way in play and displays wonderful team spirit.
• Topscorer 2009

External links

• GhanaWeb Profile
• Profile on national-football-teams