George William Ansong

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George William Ansong
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Liberty Professionals
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Liberty Professionals 43 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

George William Ansong (born 6 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Liberty Professionals.

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Career

Ansong started his career with Dansoman-based team Liberty Professionals in 2017. He made his debut on 26 April 2017, by coming on in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 loss to West African Football Academy. [1] He had his breakout season during the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition. During the competition, he scored his debut goal on 15 May 2019, by scoring via an assist from Elvis Kyei Baffour in a 2–0 victory over International Allies, he also provided the assist to the second goal of the match. [2] [3] [4] The following two games, the final two matches of the season, he provided an assist in each match to Kyei Baffour this time to help Liberty to victories over Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs and West African Football Academy. [5] [6] He ended the competition with ten appearances, one goal and three assists.

On 12 March 2020, he scored a brace in 3–2 loss to International Allies. [7] [8] Ansong served as the club captain during the 2020–21 season, with George Amoako stepping when he was unavailable. [9] [10] He scored his only goal in the 2020–21 season, in the opening day match against Bechem United by scoring Liberty's first goal of the season via a cross from Abraham Wayo to help Liberty a 1–1 draw. He was adjudged the man of the match at the end of the full duration. [11] [12] [13]

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References

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  2. "Special Competition: Inter Allies 0-2 Liberty- Liberty shock Inter Allies at home". GhanaSoccernet. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Liberty Professionals FC". Global Sports Archive. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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  5. "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Liberty Professionals FC". Global Sports Archive. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC". Global Sports Archive. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. "2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 14 Match Report - Liberty Professionals 2-3 Inter Allies FC". GhanaSoccernet. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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  10. Adamu, Muftawu (9 December 2020). "It is early days to write off Liberty - Ansong". Footy-GHANA.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Liberty Professionals captain George William Ansong named Man of the Match". GhanaSoccernet. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. Association, Ghana Football. "Liberty professionals drop points at home against Bechem United". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. Cobblah, Henry (18 November 2020). "Liberty Captain George Ansong Reacts After Tough GPL Opener Against Bechem United". 442 GH. Retrieved 9 October 2021.