Dauda Bortu (born 4 September 1996 in Monrovia) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dauda Y. Bortu | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prey Veng | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Bærum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Bærum | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mjølner | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nybergsund | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Trysil | 20 | (12) |
| 2021 | Nybergsund | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Løten | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | Bangkok | 9 | (3) |
| 2023– | Prey Veng | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Liberia[1] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2016 | |||
International career edit
Bortu was born in Liberia, but raised and naturalized as a Norwegian citizen.[citation needed] He was called up and capped by the Liberia national football team in a 5–0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win against Djibouti.[2]
Club career edit
Bortu came through the youth system of Bærum SK, but was released after the 2016 season. He only featured in one 2016 Norwegian Football Cup game.[3] After fifteen months without a club, he signed for fellow third-tier club FK Mjølner in 2018.[4] In 2019 he moved to Nybergsund[5] and after only one game to neighbours Nybergsund_IL-Trysil.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Dauda Bortu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Siryon, Momoh B. (2016-04-04). "Liberia: Norwegian Base Delights With National Team Call-Up". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ Dauda Bortu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Home | Liberian Players Outside". Home | Liberian Players Outside. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Tjærnås, Jørgen (12 April 2019). "3.divisjonstipset: Rocky skyter Gjøvik opp". Sportshjørnet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Dauda (22) spilte 33 minutter". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Dauda Bortu at Soccerway