John Cofie

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John Cofie
Personal information
Full name John Erzuah Cofie [1]
Date of birth (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Aboso, Ghana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007 Burnley
2007–2010 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Manchester United 0 (0)
2012 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 13 (3)
2012–2013 → Sheffield United (loan) 16 (2)
2013 → Notts County (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 Barnsley 0 (0)
2014–2015 Molde 0 (0)
2015 Crawley Town 1 (0)
2015–2016 Wrexham 2 (0)
2016 AFC Telford United 17 (4)
2016–2017 Southport 8 (0)
2016 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 2 (1)
2016–2017 → Chorley (loan) 2 (0)
2017 Stalybridge Celtic 8 (1)
2017–2018 Derry City 4 (0)
2018 Hume City 9 (2)
2020 Global
International career
2010 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Erzuah Cofie (born 21 January 1993) is a retired footballer who played as a forward.

Contents

He began his career with Burnley and moved to Manchester United for a fee of £1m at the age of 14, [2] but failed to make the break into the first-team. Following loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Sheffield United and Notts County he was released by Manchester United, joining Barnsley on a free transfer in July 2013. He never made a first-team appearance at Barnsley before joining Norwegian club Molde in August 2014. In March 2015, he returned to England, joining Crawley Town. He moved to Wrexham in November 2015. In January 2016, Cofie joined AFC Telford United before moving to Southport in June 2016.

Born in Aboso, Ghana, Cofie moved to England at a young age and has been capped by England at under-17 level.

Club career

Manchester United

Cofie began his football career as a junior player with Burnley. [3] After Burnley rejected a £250,000 bid from Liverpool for Cofie in November 2007, [4] he refused to return to training with the club. After further interest from Chelsea, Cofie was signed by Manchester United in November 2007 [5] and joined their Academy in July 2009. [3] After signing professional terms with United in 2010, he continued to play for the youth side and looked to break through into the reserve side. [3]

In 2012, he was loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp to gain first-team experience. [3] The following summer, Cofie signed a one–year loan deal with League One side Sheffield United for the 2012–13 season. [6] After making his debut in the opening game of the season against Shrewsbury Town, Cofie scored his first goal for the club a week later at Colchester United. [7] On 3 January 2013, it was revealed that Cofie had returned to Manchester United, despite having expressed a desire to see out the season with the Blades. [8]

In February 2013, Cofie joined another League One side, Notts County, on a one-month long loan deal. [9] [10] Cofie scored on his debut, in a 1–1 draw with Crewe Alexandra, but his deal was not extended and he returned to United in March having made seven appearances for County. [11] After failing to break through into their first team, Cofie was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2012–13 season. [12]

Barnsley

Available on a free transfer, Cofie signed a one-year deal with Championship side Barnsley on 19 July 2013. [13] Cofie was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season. [14]

Molde

On 9 August 2014, Cofie signed a contract with Tippeligaen side Molde FK. [15]

He was released in January 2015 after not making a single first team appearance for the club. [16]

Crawley Town

Cofie signed for Crawley Town on a one-month contract on 25 March 2015. [17]

Wrexham

Cofie signed for Wrexham on non-contract terms on 25 November 2015. [18]

AFC Telford United

Cofie moved to AFC Telford United in the National League North in January 2016. [19]

Southport

In June 2016, Cofie joined National League club Southport on a free transfer. [20] He joined National League North side Bradford Park Avenue on loan on 19 November 2016. [21] On 29 December 2016, he was loaned out once again, this time to National League North club Chorley on a one-month deal. [22]

Stalybridge Celtic

In September 2017, he joined Stalybridge Celtic. [23]

Derry City

Cofie joined Derry City on 28 November 2017. [24]

Hume City

Cofie played for Australian club Hume City of the second-tier league, National Premier Leagues in 2018. [25]

Global F.C.

Cofie was without a club until January 2020, when he was signed in by Philippines Football League side, Global. [25] In July 2020, 27-year-old Cofie announced his retirement to start a coaching career. [26]

Personal life

In January 2023, Cofie appeared in court charged with rape. [27] In February 2024, he was found not guilty on all counts by a jury. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2018 [29]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2011–12 Premier League 0000000000
2012–13 Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2011–12 Belgian Second Division 13300——133
Sheffield United (loan) 2012–13 League One 16210001 [lower-alpha 1] 0182
Notts County (loan) 2012–13 League One71———71
Barnsley 2013–14 Championship 000000—00
Molde 2014 Tippeligaen 0000——00
Crawley Town 2014–15 League One1000000010
Wrexham 2015–16 National League 2000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 030
AFC Telford United 2015–16 National League North 174———174
Southport 2016–17 [30] National League8020—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 2016–17 National League North21——0021
Chorley (loan) 2016–17 National League North20———20
Stalybridge Celtic 2017–18 [31] Northern Premier League Premier Division8110—2 [lower-alpha 2] 1112
Derry City 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 40—10—50
Hume City 2018 [32] National Premier Leagues Victoria 9200——92
Career total89144010519915
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Lancashire Senior Cup

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