FC Dallas has signed 29-year-old defender Aziz Ansah, head coach Schellas Hyndman announced today.
Ansah has spent the last two seasons with Heartland FC in Nigeria. He has nine caps with the Ghana National Team and was named the Sportswriters Association of Ghana Best Footballer of 2003. Ansah will be eligible to play for FC Dallas pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.
"Aziz will be a good addition to the FC Dallas defense," said Hyndman. "He has the ability to play in many different positions, having played in all four of the defensive positions as well as defensive/holding center midfield. When I saw him recently in Ghana he was playing right midfield. Aziz is very technical and has the athletic ability to match up in the MLS."
Ansah also was a member of his country's U-17 National Team. He recently started and played 90 minutes for his national team in a friendly with Angola on Nov. 18.
Ansah's Professional Career
1998-2000: Great Olympics
1998-1999: RFC Harelbeke
1999-2000: SSC Napoli
2000-2001: FC Brussels
2001-2003: Asante Kotoko
2004: FC Ashdod
2005: Nadi Club Bahrain
2006-2007: Asante Kotoko
2007: Great Olympics
2008-2009: Heartland FC
Name: Aziz Ansah
Number: TBD
Height: 5'11
Weight: 158
DOB: October 7, 1980
Last Club: Heartland FC (Nigeria)
Nationality: Ghana
