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FC Dallas Inks Defender Aziz Ansah

January 6, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FRISCO, Texas (Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010) -- 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

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