1. David Accam won 11 caps for the Ghana national team.
20 Facts About David Accam
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David Accam instead spent his time playing with friends on gravel pitches in the parks of Accra.
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In 2008, David Accam received a three-year scholarship to study at Hartpury College in England.
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David Accam combined his time there with playing in the English lower leagues.
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The fact that David Accam was in England on a student visa prevented him from playing for their first team, or any club in a higher division.
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In March 2012, David Accam signed for Swedish third tier side Ostersund.
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David Accam became an immediate success with his new team and several Allsvenskan clubs became interested in signing him for the summer transfer window.
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David Accam was then signed by Allsvenskan club Helsingborg in August 2012, and was due to be loaned back to Ostersund for the remainder of the season, but was recalled by Helsingborg for an upcoming Champions League qualifying match against Celtic.
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David Accam rejected a move to CSKA Moscow, having insisted that David Accam hadn't been in talks with the club.
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David Accam's form picked up in his second season, scoring 4 goals with 2 assists in 11 games he was traded to Columbus Crew SC on 8 May 2019.
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On 16 May, it was announced that David Accam would be traded to Nashville SC, effective 1 January 2020, and would play out the 2019 season with the Crew.
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On 28 January 2021, David Accam joined Swedish side Hammarby IF on a 12-month loan with an option to transfer.
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David Accam received his first call-up to the Ghana national team for a 2014 World Cup qualification match against Sudan on 24 March 2013, in which he was an unused substitute.
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On 12 May 2014, David Accam was named in a provisional 26-man squad in the 2014 World Cup by Ghana manager James Kwesi Appiah.
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However, on 2 June 2014, David Accam was left out of the World Cup squad.
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David Accam expressed his disappointment of being dropped for the World Cup squad.
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David Accam was selected as part of Ghana's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
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David Accam received his US green card in October 2015 which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
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David Accam is a lifelong Arsenal fan and is a devout Christian.
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David Accam married Ghanaian women's international footballer Florence Dadson on 3 January 2019 in Cape Coast, Ghana.