{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | fullname = Levi Leslie Andoh<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2020 |title=Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Ipswich Town |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |access-date=11 November 2020 |page=40}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands | height = {{convert|6|ft|3|in|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gowolfpack.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/levi-andoh/219|title=Levi Andoh - Men's Soccer|website=Thompson Rivers University|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Aston Villa]] | collegeyears1 = 2018 | college1 = [[Thompson Rivers University]] | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2018 | clubs1 = [[Cradley Town F.C.|Cradley Town]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Solihull United | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = → [[Lowestoft Town F.C.|Lowestoft Town]] (loan) | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = → [[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]] (loan) | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = [[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]] | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = [[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]] | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2023–2025 | clubs10 = [[York City F.C.|York City]] | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = → [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan) | caps11 = 5 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2024–2025 | clubs12 = → [[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]] (loan) | caps12 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2025 | clubs13 = → [[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]] (loan) | caps13 = 12 | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2025– | clubs14 = [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] | caps14 = 2 | goals14 = 0 | club-update = 06:40, 13 August 2025 (UTC) }} '''Levi Leslie Andoh''' (born 12 March 2000) is a Dutch semi-professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for {{English football updater|KetteriT}} club [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]].
==Early and personal life== His parents are Ghanaian, but he was born in [[Amsterdam]] and moved to England at the age of 6.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town-big-interview-levi-andoh-1-6456827|title=Andoh's journey from Amsterdam to Ipswich (via Aston Villa and Canada)... and he's already under the wing of skipper Chambers|first=Andy|last=Warren|website=East Anglian Daily Times|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Andoh joined [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]'s academy at the age of 6, before being released at the age of 14.<ref name="auto"/> He subsequently had trial spells at [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], but was rejected by all three.<ref name="auto"/>
During the 2017–18 season, he played for [[Cradley Town F.C.|Cradley Town]], before playing for [[Thompson Rivers University]] between September 2018 and December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/sport/andoh-is-on-board-to-bolster-city/|title=Andoh is on board to bolster City|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> He joined [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]] in February 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/17426500.worcester-city-sign-ex-thompson-rivers-university-ace-levi-andoh/|title=NEW SIGNING | Worcester City recruit is "built like a house"|website=Worcester News|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worcestercityfc.org/news/levi-andoh-signs-2395665.html|title=Levi Andoh Signs|website=www.worcestercityfc.org|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> before joining Solihull United later that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/18089802.paul-lambert-will-get-best-levi-andoh-ipswich---vincent/|title=Ex-City defender handed 18-month deal by Ipswich Town|website=Worcester News|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://solihullobserver.co.uk/sport/perfect-timing-for-ipswich-step-up-says-former-solihull-star/|title="Perfect timing" for Ipswich step-up says former Solihull star|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
Following a trial spell at the club, in December 2019, he agreed to join [[EFL League One]] club [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] on a two-year contract from January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/december/levi-andoh-to-sign-for-ipswich/|title=TOWN AGREE DEAL TO SIGN LEVI ANDOH|website=www.itfc.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>
On 9 October 2020, he joined [[Lowestoft Town F.C.|Lowestoft Town]] on loan for a month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/levi-andoh-ipswich-lowestoft-loan-signing-1-6877235|title=New loan signing set to bolster Blues backline|first=Mark|last=Boggis|website=Eastern Daily Press|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> He made 3 league appearances in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division Central and one appearance in the [[FA Trophy]].<ref name="Aylesbury" />
He made his debut for Ipswich on 10 November 2020, starting in a 2–0 [[EFL Trophy]] defeat away to [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/november/crawley-town-vs-ipswich-town-match-report/|title=CRAWLEY 2 TOWN 0|website=www.itfc.co.uk|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> In August 2021, he went on trial with [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mail |first=Harry |date=2021-08-04 |title=Ipswich Town defender Levi Andoh joins Dartford on trial |url=https://the72.co.uk/2021/08/04/ipswich-town-defender-levi-andoh-joins-dartford-on-trial/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=The72 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 17 September 2021, it was announced that Andoh had joined [[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]], initially on a one-month loan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goddard |first=Ben |date=17 September 2021 |title=Hereford FC sign centre-half on loan from Ipswich Town |language=en |work=Hereford Times |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/19587591.hereford-fc-sign-centre-half-loan-ipswich-town/ |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> His loan was later extended, and he made 11 league appearances before returning to Ipswich in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goddard |first=Ben |date=7 January 2022 |title=Hereford FC see two players return to parent clubs |language=en |work=Hereford Times |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/19833349.hereford-fc-see-two-players-return-parent-clubs/ |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Soccerway" /> Andoh was released at the end of the [[2021–22 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2021–22 season]].<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/ipswich-town-u23s-retained-list/|title=EIGHT YOUNGSTERS DEPART TOWN|website=www.itfc.co.uk|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=16 May 2022}}</ref>
In July 2022, Andoh had unsuccessful trials with both [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey |first=Pepe |date=3 July 2022 |title=The verdict on the ex-Spurs, Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Derby men - plus Bournemouth striker - who were on trial for Portsmouth in pre-season win against Havant and Waterlooville |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/the-verdict-on-the-ex-spurs-ipswich-middlesbrough-and-derby-men-plus-bournemouth-striker-who-were-on-trial-for-portsmouth-in-pre-season-win-against-havant-and-waterlooville-3754222 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=www.portsmouth.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Rhys |date=26 July 2022 |title=Harrogate Town opt against offering deals to three trialists ahead of 2022/23 season |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/harrogate-town-opt-against-offering-deals-to-three-trialists-ahead-of-202223-season-3781972 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Harrogate Advertiser}}</ref>
After short spells with both [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Buxton_FC |number=1560986072699621376 |title=Former Ipswich Town player Levi Andoh joins the Bucks!! |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> and [[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hednesford Town Football Club - Levi Andoh Joins the Pitmen |url=https://www.hednesfordtownfc.com/2022/11/levi-andoh-joins-the-pitmen |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=www.hednesfordtownfc.com}}</ref> Andoh re-joined Hereford on a permanent basis on 1 January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-levi-andoh-re-joins-the-bulls/|title=Levi Andoh re-joins the Bulls|website=Hereford FC|date=1 January 2023|accessdate=2 January 2023}}</ref> That same day, he scored on his second Hereford debut, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]]. On 24 March 2023, it was announced that Andoh had left [[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Levi Andoh Leaves Edgar Street |url=https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-levi-andoh-leaves-edgar-street/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Hereford FC |language=en}}</ref>
On 2 July 2023, Andoh signed for [[National League (division)|National League]] club [[York City F.C.|York City]], making his debut in the opening league fixture of the season.<ref> {{cite web |last=Saxton |first=Bradley |date=2 July 2023 |title=Defender Levi Andoh joins York City |url=https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/first-team/defender-levi-andoh-joins-york-city-fc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702150645/https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/first-team/defender-levi-andoh-joins-york-city-fc |archive-date=2 July 2023 |accessdate=2 July 2023 |website=York City Football Club}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Wealdstone 2-1 York City |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66346208 |access-date=2023-09-02}}</ref> After just four games for the Minstermen, he suffered a spinal fracture which was to rule him out for the rest of the season. <ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/23778329.levi-andoh-set-long-term-york-city-injury-back-fracture/ |title= Levi Andoh set for long-term York City injury after back fracture |first=Gabriel |last=Ramsey |newspaper=York Press |date=8 September 2023 |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
In a bid to regain match fitness, in August 2024, Andoh joined National League North club [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on loan for a month, during which time he made six appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/24528693.levi-andoh-joins-darlington-one-month-loan-york-city/ |title=Levi Andoh to continue recovery in one-month loan from City to Darlington |first=Gabriel |last=Ramsey |newspaper=York Press |date=19 August 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/levi-returns-to-york-city-1 |title=Levi returns to York City |first=Ray |last=Simpson |publisher=Darlington F.C. |date=26 September 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> Andoh then began a period on loan to [[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]] in the [[National League South]] in November 2024.<ref> {{cite web |date=15 November 2024 |title=Truro City bring in right-back Andoh on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gx3q8n8gxo |accessdate=15 November 2024 |website=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> He returned to Hereford for a third spell on 29 January 2025, joining on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Gabriel |date=29 January 2025 |title=City boss 'delighted' for Levi Andoh to return to football after recent bereavement |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/24895475.adam-hinshelwood-reacts-levi-andoh-leaves-york-city-loan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250131111451/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/24895475.adam-hinshelwood-reacts-levi-andoh-leaves-york-city-loan/ |archive-date=31 January 2025 |access-date=31 January 2025 |website=[[The Press (York)|York Press]] |language=en}}</ref> He was ruled out for the remainder of the season after making 12 appearances, after breaking his collarbone against [[Scarborough Athletic F.C.|Scarborough Athletic]] on 15 March.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=David |date=18 March 2025 |title=Hereford FC: Levi Andoh set to miss rest of season |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/25018932.hereford-fc-levi-andoh-set-miss-rest-season/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408092243/https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/25018932.hereford-fc-levi-andoh-set-miss-rest-season/ |archive-date=8 April 2025 |access-date=8 April 2025 |website=[[Hereford Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
It was announced in May 2025 that his contract with York would not be extended and he would leave the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Gabriel |date=28 May 2025 |title=City legend announces departure as two more players confirm club exits |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/25195812.lenell-john-lewis-levi-andoh-leave-york-city/ |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=[[The Press (York)|York Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
On 20 July, Andoh signed for [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Casey |first=Jeremy |date=20 July 2025 |title=Two more new faces at Poppies as they cruise past Moulton in Senior Cup clash |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/two-more-new-faces-at-poppies-as-they-cruise-past-moulton-in-senior-cup-clash-5232771 |access-date=20 July 2025 |work=[[Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph]]}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 12 August 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3" |League !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3" |[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] |[[2020–21 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1{{Efn|name=efl|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]]}} |0 |1 |0 |- |[[2021–22 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |League One |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 !1 !0 |- |[[Lowestoft Town F.C.|Lowestoft Town]] (loan) |[[2020–21 Southern Football League|2020–21]]<ref name="Aylesbury">{{cite web |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/levi-andoh |title=Player profile: Levi Andoh |website=Aylesbury United Archive |publisher=Luke Buckingham-Brown |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> |[[Southern Football League|SL]] Premier Division Central |3 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|name=fat|Appearance(s) in [[FA Trophy]]}} |0 |4 |0 |- |[[Hereford F.C.|Hereford]] (loan) |[[2021–22 National League|2021–22]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |[[National League North]] |11 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|name=fat}} |0 |16 |0 |- |[[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] |[[2022–23 National League|2022–23]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |National League North |5 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |5 |0 |- |[[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]] |[[2022–23 Southern Football League|2022–23]]<ref name="Aylesbury" /> |SL Premier Division Central |3 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2{{Efn|One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in [[Birmingham Senior Cup]]}} |0 |5 |0 |- |Hereford |[[2022–23 National League|2022–23]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |National League North |18 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |18 |1 |- | rowspan="3" |[[York City F.C.|York City]] |[[2023–24 National League|2023–24]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |[[National League (division)|National League]] |4 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |5 |0 |- |[[2024–25 National League#National League|2024–25]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |National League |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !4 !0 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !1 !0 !5 !0 |- |[[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan) |[[2024–25 National League#National League North|2024–25]]<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref>For FA Cup second qualifying round: {{cite web |url=https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/west-didsbury-and-chorlton-v-darlington-updates |title=Nella puts Quakers through |first=Ray |last=Simpson |publisher=Darlington F.C. |date=14 September 2024 |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> |National League North |5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||6||0 |- |[[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]] (loan) |[[2024–25 National League#National League South|2024–25]]<ref name="Soccerway" /> |[[National League South]] |5 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|name=fat}} |0 |6 |0 |- |Hereford |[[2024–25 National League#National League North|2024–25]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |title=L. Andoh |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/levi-andoh/681096/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group}}</ref> |National League North |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |12 |1 |- |[[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] |[[2025–26 Southern Football League#Premier Division Central|2025–26]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kettering Town – Appearances – Levi Andoh |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kettering-town/appearances/2025-26/levi-andoh/995025 |access-date=13 August 2025 |website=Football Web Pages}}</ref> |SL Premier Division Central |2 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |2 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !68!!2!!5!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0!!80!!2 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerbase|136072}} * {{soccerway|levi-andoh/681096}}
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