Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | ||
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, correct as of 25 Decem8 January 2023 |
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.
Gifty Assifuah was born in Accra, Ghana. [1] Her birth date was officially changed from 23 July 1998 to the same day in 2000 with effect from 5 July 2017. [2]
Assifuah was inspired by her brother Ebenezer, a successful national footballer. [3] [4] She admits that she learned and picked up tricks from him. [4]
Being a forward, she played for Sekondi Hasaacas (2018–2019), [5] [6] Halifax Ladies (2019–2020) and Hasaacas Ladies (2020–2021) in her country. [1] [3] [4] [7] [8] [9]
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. [10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 April 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Senegal | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 3–0 | |||||
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