Sherif Danladi is a 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 football midfielder, and currently plays for Heart of Lions

Heart of Lions

Heart of Lions Football Club is an Ghanaian football club based in Kpandu.-History:They are a member of the Ghana Telecom Premier League. They were 4th in the 2004, 2005 season of the One Touch Premier League and also won the top four competition the same year.-Management:* President: Godwin Kwami...

 in the Ghana Premier League.

Domestic career

Born in Kumasi

Kumasi

Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...

, Danladi started his footballing career with Kaloum Stars, a heavyweight juvenile club based in Kumasi. Having graduated from the Under-12 level, he joined Corners Babies, a rival club to Kaloum Stars, for the Under-14 and Under-17 divisions. He had grown into an indispensable team core member, playing an offensive midfield position with other stars that included Yussif Chibsah and Edmund Owusu Ansah. With numerous goals coming off his boots, Corners Babies had been the most formidable opponent; essentially the team to beat in the 90s’ juvenile league.

Graduating from the Under-17 level, Danladi was admitted into Feyenoord Academy

Feyenoord Academy

Feyenoord Academy is a Ghanaian football club and the biggest football academy in Ghana based in Goma Fetteh, and was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam...

 by the highly rated and famous national team coach Sam Ardy. He was made the captain of the team from 2002 to 2005, and the side got promoted to the Premier League. Danladi was turned into a holding midfielder by Coach Ardy. During the 2005 season, he was adjudged the best defender in the country, beating off competition from national team players like Yussif Chibsah

Yussif Chibsah

Yussif Chibsah is a Ghanaian football midfielder, who is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF in Sweden.-Career:...

, Illiasu Shilla and Godfred Yeboah

Godfred Yeboah

Godfred Yeboah is a Ghanaian football defender. He currently plays for All Stars F.C. on loan from Asante Kotoko.- Career :...

. He has also received many “man of the match” accolades: seven and three in the 2005 and 2007 seasons respectively.

At the end of the 2005 season, a host of clubs including the top two: Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...

had chased for his signature but it was Liberty Professionals that got him.

International career

Danladi has been a member of two of the national teams in Ghana. From 2004 to 2006, he was a key member of the Ghana Black Satellite, the national under 20 side, and in 2006, graduated to the Black Meteors- the under 23 side.