27 August 2010
Lennard Adjetey Sowah (born 23 August 1992 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German-Ghanaian footballer currently playing for Hamburger SV. He is a defender in the left back position, but can also play in a more advanced left wing position.
Sowah originally came to England after receiving interest from Arsenal. He left Arsenal and joined Portsmouth, where he forced himself onto the peripherals of the first team under both Paul Hart and Avram Grant. He was rewarded with the squad number 46 and made his first appearance on the Portsmouth bench in the Carling Cup win against Carlisle United.
He was named on the bench in F.A Cup games against Coventry and Sunderland. Sowah made his Premier League debut in April 2010 against Blackburn Rovers, as a substitute for Richard Hughes. His next appearance came in a 0–0 draw against Wigan Athletic, in which he played the whole of the second half.
On 18 April 2010, playing against Aston Villa, Lennard Sowah became the first player born after the Premier League was formed to start a Premier League match. He was born eight days after the first Premier League matches were played.
Hamburger SV
On 6 July 2010, Sowah returned to his hometown and signed for Hamburger SV on a free transfer.
International career.
Sowah was born to Ghanaian parents in Hamburg and as such, has both German and Ghanaian citizenship. He has represented Germany at U-16 and more recently, U-18 level. The Ghanaian FA have also declared interest in having him represent their U-20's side.
Note: Sowah is one of the several Ghanaian talents scattered all over Europe. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) should keep an eye on him and persuade him to make a shift, he could be a good substitute to Paintsil who might not be available for the next major tournaments. We all saw the usefulness of Jerome Boateng during the just ended world cup.
