Ansumana Kromah

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Ansumana Kromah
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Full name Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah
Date of birth (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Kiawu FC
LISCR FC
Zelor FC
Barrack Young Controllers
2014–2015 Watanga FC [1]
2016–2017 Peerless 10 (11)
2016–2017 Churchill Brothers 13 (6)
2017–2018 Mohun Bagan 8 (2)
2018 East Bengal 7 (0)
2018 Peerless 10 (13)
2018–2019 Aizawl 17 (9)
2020 East Bengal 8 (1)
2020 Bhawanipore
2021 Garhwal 9 (5)
2021–2022 Peerless 8 (6)
2022 Three Star Club 11 (6)
2022–2023 Tollygunge Agragami 6 (5)
2022–2023 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
2023 Bodoland
2024 NEROCA 10 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah (born 24 December 1993), known professionally as Ansumana Kromah, is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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Career

Kromah made his professional debut in India, playing for Peerless SC in Calcutta Football League. [2] [3] He then made his top-tier league appearance for Churchill Brothers in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. He came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute. [4] He rejoined Quess East Bengal on 22 January 2020. [5]

Later, he joined Bhawanipore FC and represented the club at the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division. [6] [7]

On 5 January 2022, he moved to Nepali Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Kromah hails from a very poor family consisting of seven brothers and one sister. Earning money by playing football has helped him to take care of his family.

Kromah's wife is a Bengali girl named Puja Dutta whom he had met through Facebook. He considers her as his lucky charm as he got an offer to play for Mohun Bagan 10 days after meeting her. [8]

In July 2024, Kromah suffered a brain stroke in Kolkata. [9]

Career statistics

As of 24 March 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Churchill Brothers 2016–17 I-League 13632168
Mohun Bagan 2017–18 I-League820082
East Bengal 2019–20 I-League700070
Aizawl 2018–19 I-League16900169
East Bengal 2019–20 I-League810081
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League004545
Bodoland 002020
NEROCA 2023–24 I-League10600106
Career total622497007131

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