Samuel Afum

Ghanaian footballer
Samuel Afum
Afum with Young Boys in 2014
Personal information
Full name Samuel Afum
Date of birth (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Hearts of Oak
2010–2013 Smouha 45 (14)
2013–2016 Young Boys 82 (11)
2016–2018 Wadi Degla 26 (4)
2018 Spartak Subotica 3 (0)
2019 Ilves 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Samuel Afum (born 24 December 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

In Ghana he played for Hearts of Oak. In the 2009–10 season he was Ghana Premier League joint top scorer with 13 goals.[1]

In the following season he signed for Egyptian newly promoted side Smouha Sporting Club. In his second season with the club, he scored 7 goals,[2] making him topscorer of Smouha, before the cancellation of the Egyptian Premier League. He was also the eleventh top-scorer in the Egyptian League in 2012.[3]

In January 2013 he was transferred to Swiss club Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[4]

Afum then played for Egyptian side Wadi Degla.[5]

In July 2018 he returned to Europe this time by signing with Serbian side FK Spartak Subotica.[6] In December 2018, Afum was signed by FC Ilves.[7] His departure from the club was announced at the end of June 2019, after getting his contract terminated by mutual consent.[8]

Honours

Joint-topscorer in the Ghanaian Premier League in 2009–10 with 13 goals.

References

  1. ^ "Mahatma wins best player award". ghanafa.org. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Samuel Affum". Goal.com. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  3. ^ "FIFA.com". FIFA.com. 2012-10-08. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  4. ^ "Samuel Afum wechselt zu den Young Boys". bscyb.ch. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Samuel Afum at Soccerway
  6. ^ Fudbal, vanredni broj 14 Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine at FSS official website, 10-7-2018 (in Serbian)
  7. ^ "Hyökkääjä Samuel Afum siirtyy Ilvekseen" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ Samuel Afumin ja Ilveksen tiet eroavat - uusi hyökkääjä haussa, veikkausliiga.com, 24 June 2019

External links

  • Samuel Afum – UEFA competition record (archive)
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