Gifty Assifuah

Gifty Assifuah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	1207 Antalya Spor
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Sekondi Hasaacas
2019–2020	Halifax Ladies
2020–2021	Hasaacas Ladies
2021–	1207 Antalya Spor	33	(19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gifty Assifuah (born 23 July 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for 1207 Antalya Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.

Personal life

Assifuah was born in Accra, Ghana.^{[ citation needed ]} Her birth date was officially changed from 23 July 1998 to the same day in 2000 with effect from 5 July 2017. ^[1]

Career

Assifuah was inspired by her brother Ebenezer, a successful national footballer. ^{[2] [3]} She admits that she learned and picked up tricks from him. ^[3]

Being a forward, she played for Sekondi Hasaacas (2018–2019), ^{[4] [5]} Halifax Ladies (2019–2020) and Hasaacas Ladies (2020–2021) in her country. ^{[2] [3] [6] [7] [ citation needed ]}

In 2021, she moved to Turkey and joined 1207 Antalya Spor to play in the Turkish Women's Football Super League She scored her team's only goal in the additional time, her team's first goal in the 2021-22 league season's first and winning match. ^[8]

Career statistics

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 April 2023	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Senegal	1–0	3–0	Friendly
2.				3–0

References

1. "Change of Dates of Birth" (PDF). Ghana Gazette. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
2. "Ebenezer Assifuah's sister Gifty bags hat-trick for Hasaacas Ladies in friendly win". Ghana Soccer Net. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
3. El Akyereko (8 March 2019). "Hasaacas Ladies striker Gifty Assifuah draws inspiration from ex-Ghana U20 star Ebenezer Assifuah". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. "Advantage Hasaacas Ladies in Sanford FA Cup, 2:0 win Vrs Halifax Ladies". Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. "NWL: Hasmal Ladies thrash Immigration". Ghanaian Times . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
6. "Women's Premier League week 4 wrap". My Joy Online. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
7. Daniel (28 October 2021). "Friendly: Hasaacas Ladies on unbeaten run ahead CAFWCL". Moniks Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
8. "1207 Antalyaspor son dakikada güldü Kaynak: 1207 Antalyaspor son dakikada güldü". Malatya Güncel Haber (in Turkish). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.