![]() Cofie, playing for Sporting Gijón in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isaac Cofie | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Genoa [2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Torino (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011 | → Piacenza (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 36 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Chievo | 27 | (2) |
2013–2018 | Genoa | 27 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Chievo (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Carpi (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | (1) |
2019–2023 | Sivasspor | 85 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC) |
Isaac Cofie (born 20 September 1991) [3] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Cofie made his Serie A debut for Genoa C.F.C. on 2 May 2010, when he came on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Alberto Zapater in a game against A.S. Bari. [4]
Cofie joined Torino on loan in the 2010–11 Serie B season. [5]
On 4 January 2011, Cofie's loan to Torino from Genoa CFC was pre-matured. Cofie played for Piacenza until the end of the 2010–11 Serie B season.
Cofie then joined Sassuolo on loan for the 2011–12 Serie B season, where he helped Sassuolo to reach the 2011–12 Serie B promotion play-offs, but they lost 3–2 on aggregate to UC Sampdoria over a two-legged tie.
In July 2012, Cofie signed a contract with Serie A club Chievo Verona in co-ownership deal, for €1.5 million transfer fee. [6] [7] On 6 January 2013, he scored his first goal for Chievo against Atalanta (Serie A round 19). in June 2013 Genoa bought back Cofie for €5 million, [6] in cash plus player deal (€1.5M cash plus Dejan Lazarević) [8] [9]
Cofie played 17 games in 2013–14 Serie A season for Genoa.
On 28 August 2014, Cofie was signed by A.C. Chievo Verona in a temporary deal. [10]
On 7 August 2018, Cofie moved to Spain for signing a two-year contract with Segunda División team Sporting de Gijón. [11]
In July 2019, he moved to Turkish side Sivasspor. [12] On 2 July 2021, Cofie signed a two-year contract extension with the club. [13]
Cofie made his debut with the Ghana national team on 8 September 2012.
Sivasspor
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