Ebenezer Ofori

Ghanaian footballer (born 1995)
Ebenezer Ofori
Ofori with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ebenezer Ofori[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vejle
Number 15
Youth career
–2012 New Edubiase United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 New Edubiase United 17 (4)
2013–2016 AIK 81 (4)
2017–2020 VfB Stuttgart 10 (0)
2018–2019 → New York City (loan) 47 (3)
2020–2022 AIK 32 (0)
2022 → Vejle (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Vejle 44 (0)
International career‡
2013 Ghana U20 7 (0)
2017– Ghana 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 April 2023

Ebenezer Ofori (born 1 July 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Danish club Vejle Boldklub as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

New Edubiase

Ofori started his career in his native country Ghana, playing in the Ghana Premier League for Ashanti-based side New Edubiase United.[3][4][5] He played 17 league matches and scored 4 goals in his debut top flight season. The club was entitled to a percentage on future transfers after selling him to AIK in 2013.[5]

AIK

In August 2013, Ofori joined Swedish side AIK on a three and half year deal.[3][4] He was presented to the fans on 3 August 2013, at half-time during the club's 2–1 win over Elfsborg at the Friends Arena in the Allsvenskan.[3][4] He made his debut for AIK against Manchester United in a friendly 2013.[6] He made his official debut on 25 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Halmstad.[7] During his first stint with the club he played 101 competition matches for AIK between 2013 and 2016.[8]

VfB Stuttgart

The Ghanaian midfielder completed his move to VfB Stuttgart in the 2. Bundesliga during the January transfer window on 31 January 2017,[9] after the Africa Cup of Nations with the Black Stars. He helped Stuttgart to emerge champions of the German second-tier league and secure promotion back to the German top flight.[2]

New York City

On 21 February 2018, Ofori joined MLS side New York City FC on loan until the end of the 2018 MLS season.[10] He played 28 league matches in his debut season.[2] His loan was extended to continue for the 2019 MLS season.[11] In the second season he played 20 league matches.[2]

Return to AIK

On 9 January 2020 it was announced that he will rejoin AIK for the 2020 Allsvenskan season on a permanent deal.[12][8]

Vejle

On 13 January 2022, Ofori was loaned out to Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub until July 2022.[13] On 15 June 2022, Ofori moved to Vejle on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.[14]

International career

Ofori was called up to the Ghana national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[15] He made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 loss to Burkina Faso national football team on 4 February 2017.[16] He scored in his second game for the Black Stars in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.[17]

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[18]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2017 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ethiopia 3–0 5–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Club statistics

As of 6 October 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Edubiase 2012–13 Premier League 17 4 — — 17 4
AIK 2013 Allsvenskan 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
2014 23 1 1 0 2 0 26 1
2015 27 0 4 0 5 1 36 1
2016 27 3 1 0 6 0 34 3
VfB Stuttgart 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2017–18 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
New York City (loan) 2018 Major League Soccer 28 1 1 0 — 29 1
2019 20 2 1 0 — 21 2
Total 48 3 2 0 0 0 50 3
AIK 2019 Allsvenskan 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1
2020 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
2021 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Total 32 0 6 1 0 0 38 1
Vejle (loan) 2021–22 Superliga 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Vejle 2022–23 1. Division 27 0 2 0 — 29 0
2023–24 Superliga 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Total 50 0 5 0 0 0 55 0
Career total 238 11 23 1 13 1 272 13

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Ghana U-20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ebenezer Ofori at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c "PHOTOS: New Edubiase United defender Ebenezer Ofori unveiled by AIK Stockholm". GhanaSoccernet. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Photos: New Edubiase United Defender Ebenezer Ofori Unveiled By Aik Stockholm". Modern Ghana. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "New Edubiase smiling to bank following sale of Ebenezer Ofori to German side VfB Stuttgart". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  6. ^ a b Gyimah, Edmund Okai (6 August 2013). "AIK to field newly acquired Ofori against Manchester United | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Halmstad vs. AIK - 25 August 2013 - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  8. ^ a b Teye, Prince Narkortu (9 January 2020). "Ghana international Ebenezer Ofori rejoins AIK from Stuttgart | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "VfB sign Ebenezer Ofori". VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. ^ "New York City FC Signs Ebenezer Ofori".
  11. ^ "Ebenezer Ofori Returns on Loan for New York City FC". New York City FC. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Ebenezer Ofori återvänder till AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  13. ^ Vejle Boldklub lejer midtbanekriger i AIK Stockholm Archived 2022-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, vejle-boldklub.dk, 13 January 2022
  14. ^ "Vejle Boldklub køber Ebenezer Ofori" (in Danish). Vejle. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ "News Details". www.ghanafa.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  16. ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 31th Edition of African Cup of Nation Total, Gabon 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  17. ^ "VIDEO: Stuttgart star Ebenezer Ofori scores 'classy' debut Black Stars goal - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  18. ^ "Ofori, Ebenezer". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Ebenezer Ofori » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  20. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 – News – Three A's see Ghana finish third – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. ^ "VIDEO: Ebenezer Ofori named 2015 Swedish League Best Midfielder – GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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