Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana [1] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
Number | 97 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2019 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 9 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Paderborn 07 | 15 | (1) |
2021 | Paderborn 07 II | 2 | (1) |
2023–2025 | Spartak Trnava | 71 | (15) |
2025– | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 |
Kelvin Ofori (born 27 July 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava. [2]
Ofori first played for the Right to Dream Academy from 2011 to 2019. [3]
Following a successful trial at Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, Ofori signed a three-year deal with the club. [4] [5] [6]
His first competitive appearance for Fortuna Düsseldorf came as a substitute in a DFB-Pokal match against FC 08 Villingen, in which he scored his first goal at professional level. [7] He also made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute in a match against Mainz 05, [8] replacing Valon Berisha in the 79th minute. [9]
On 11 August 2021, Ofori signed a two-year contract with SC Paderborn 07 of the 2. Bundesliga. [10] Four days later, on 15 August, he made his league debut for the club by coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 win at Werder Bremen. [11] On 24 April 2022, he scored the final goal in a 3–0 win at home to Hannover 96. [12] Eventually, it proved to be his only goal for Paderborn. He made a total of 15 league appearances for the club, mostly as a substitute. [13]
On 3 February 2023, it was confirmed that Ofori had joined Spartak Trnava of the Slovak First Division, signing a contract for two and a half years. [14] He made his debut for the club on 11 February 2023 by being in the starting line-up for their first league match after the winter break, a 2–1 win at Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš. [15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
Paderborn 07 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Paderborn 07 II | 2021–22 | Oberliga Westfalen | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Spartak Trnava | 2022–23 | Slovak First Football League | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
2023–24 | Slovak First Football League | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 [a] | 3 | 52 | 10 | |
2024–25 | Slovak First Football League | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 35 | 11 | ||
Total | 71 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 24 | ||
Slovan Bratislava | 2025–26 | Slovak First Football League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Career total | 107 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 143 | 31 |
Spartak Trnava