Cliff Akurang

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Cliff Akurang
Personal information
Full name Cliff Danquah Akurang [1]
Date of birth (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 42) [2]
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Senrab
Chelsea
Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Chesham United 2 (1)
2000–2001 Hitchin Town 25 (7)
2001–2005 Thurrock 104 (38)
2004–2006 Heybridge Swifts 45 (31)
2005–2006 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 3 (1)
2006–2007 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 (7)
2007 → Thurrock (loan) 17 (10)
2007–2008 Histon 19 (10)
2008–2010 Barnet 45 (10)
2009 → Weymouth (loan) 8 (2)
2009–2010 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 35 (8)
2010 Thurrock 12 (7)
2010–2011 Maidenhead United 12 (3)
2011 Braintree Town 14 (7)
2011–2012 Chelmsford City 33 (10)
2012 Bishop's Stortford 2 (1)
2012–2013 Boreham Wood 32 (4)
2013 → Canvey Island (dual registration) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Bishop's Stortford 31 (11)
2014 Leiston 8 (0)
2014 Hayes & Yeading United 1 (0)
2014 Maldon & Tiptree 9 (7)
2015–2016 Billericay Town 0 (0)
2016 Canvey Island 12 (5)
2016 Coggeshall Town
2016–2017 Bishop's Stortford 0 (0)
2017–2022 Coggeshall United 25 (4)
2023 The Rodings 1 (1)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Heybridge Swifts
2017–2022 Coggeshall United
2022 Coggeshall Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:18, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Cliff Danquah Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Barnet.

Contents

Early life

Akurang was born in Accra. [2]

Career

After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road, scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season – including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and, in March 2009, he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract, leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday, 27 February 2011. On 12 September 2015, it was announced that Akurang had joined Billericay Town [3] but moved to local rivals Canvey Island in February 2016. Akurang finished the 2017–18 Essex & Suffolk Border League season with Coggeshall United, scoring four goals in 12 league appearances. [4] In September 2023, Akurang made an appearance for Essex and Suffolk Border League side The Rodings. [5]

Managerial career

In December 2014, Akurang was appointed manager of Heybridge Swifts, following the departure of previous manager Keith Hill. [6] He left Heybridge Swifts being sacked on 8 September 2015.[ citation needed ] In the summer of 2017, Akurang became player-manager of newly founded Coggeshall United. [7] Later in the season he also became chairman. [8] He was appointed manager of Coggeshall Town in May 2022, but left the club in October the same year.

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge

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References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2014 and 30/06/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cliff Akurang". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/news/2597-friday-night-preview-6%5B%5D
  4. ↑ "Cliff Akurang". FA Full-Time. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cliff Akurang Player Stats". FA Full-Time. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "BREAKING NEWS: AKURANG IS OUR MAN". Heybridge Swifts F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "16/08/2017 – REPORT – Coggeshall United FC versus Weeley Athletic FC". Essex & Suffolk Border Football League. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Coggeshall United FC". Coggeshall United Football Club. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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