Gifty Assifuah

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Gifty Assifuah
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
1207 Antalya Spor
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Private life

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]

Club career

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]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 April 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–03–0 Friendly
2.3–0

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References

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  2. "Change of Dates of Birth" (PDF). Ghana Gazette. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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