Isaac Twum

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Isaac Twum
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Koforidua, Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sogndal
Number 20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Heart of Lions
2016–2017 International Allies 18 (2)
2018–2020 Start 49 (1)
2020–2022 Mjøndalen 50 (2)
2022– Sogndal 40 (3)
International career
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Isaac Twum (born 14 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Sogndal, as a midfielder. [1]

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Club career

Twum began his career in his native Ghana, playing for Heart of Lions and International Allies. On 1 December 2017, Start announced the signing of Twum. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2022 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
International Allies 2016 Ghana Premier League 18200182
Start 2018 Eliteserien 13020150
2019 OBOS-ligaen 26010270
2020 Eliteserien10100101
Total4913000521
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien11100111
2021 24120261
2022 OBOS-ligaen15020170
Total5024000542
Sogndal 2022 OBOS-ligaen100010
Career total118570001255

International career

After appearing for Ghana U17 and Ghana U20, [4] Twum made his senior debut for Ghana in a 3–0 win against Saudi Arabia on 10 October 2017. [5] Twum was captain of the Ghanaian team that won the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations, being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the process. [6]

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References

  1. Isaac Twum at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. "Landslagsspiller til Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. "Isaac Twum". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Isaac Twum describes move to IK Start as a dream move". International Allies F.C. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. "Saudi Arabia vs. Ghana". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. "Inter Allies Star Midfielder Isaac Twum Makes Ghana Debut In Win Over Saudi Arabia". Ghana Sports Online. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.