Kingsley Sarfo

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Kingsley Sarfo
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Kofi Sarfo
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 44
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Rosengård
2014 BW 90 15 (2)
2014–2017 IK Sirius 71 (9)
2017–2018 Malmö FF 8 (2)
2020–2022 Olympiakos Nicosia 37 (1)
2022 → APOEL (loan) 12 (0)
2022– APOEL 37 (4)
International career‡
2017– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2018

Kingsley Kofi Sarfo (born 13 February 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Ghana national team.

Contents

Club career

Malmö FF

Following a promising start in Allsvenskan during 2017 Sarfo was subject to a bid from the title holders Malmö FF, where he agreed personal terms in spite of Sirius holding out for 15 million SEK or €1.5 million. Sarfo's agent stated that his client was only interested in making a move to Malmö because of him needing another year to acquire Swedish citizenship and therefore was not interested in moving abroad as well as wanting UEFA Champions League football. [1] On 22 June 2017, Malmö FF confirmed the signing of Sarfo in a press conference. Sarfo made his debut for Malmö on the first day of the Swedish transfer window, 15 July, as his old club Sirius came to Swedbank Stadion. Sarfo scored a goal on his debut but could not help his team to a victory as the game ended 3–3. [2] On 1 October 2017, Sarfo was suspended by the club until further notice after being declared a suspect in a police investigation. [3] [4] After a District Court had decided not to detain him, Sarfo continued to practice with Malmö FF until he was arrested again on 31 January 2018 under new charges. Malmö FF reacted by announcing his shut down. [5] [6] After his criminal conviction for multiple statutory rapes, Malmö FF terminated Sarfo's contract on 12 June 2018. [7]

Olympiakos Nicosia

Sarfo returned to football after a two-year absence when the Director of Football of Olympiakos Nicosia gave him a second chance. He shone in his first year at the club leading it to a top 6 finish and cup final after 30 years. His contract was improved and extended until 2023.

International career

He made his international debut for Ghana in 2017. [8]

Conviction of child rape

On 30 September 2017, Sarfo was requested to be arrested following accusations of one case of attempted rape, and two cases of statutory rape. [9] As a result of the arrest, Sarfo was suspended from playing for Malmö FF, a suspension that was lifted on 11 January 2018 awaiting the legal process to be completed. [10] On 31 January 2018, Sarfo once again was arrested by the Swedish police, suspected of five cases of statutory rape. [11] On 8 June 2018, he was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, along with a fine of 150,000 SEK and deportation after having served his jail sentence. [12] [13]

Driving without a valid license

During 2017 Sarfo drove his car on several occasions without holding a valid driver's license in Sweden. According to Swedish law this can result in up to six months in prison. Sarfo was not disciplined by the club in any way. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Sirius 2014 Superettan 2030——50
2015 Superettan29520——315
2016 Superettan29141—332
2017 Allsvenskan 11342—155
Total71913300008412
Malmö FF 2017 Allsvenskan821100—93
Olympiakos Nicosia 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 22151——272
2021–22 Cypriot First Division15000——150
Total371510000422
APOEL 2021–22 Cypriot First Division1202000—140
2022–23 Cypriot First Division171105 [lower-alpha 1] 0—231
Total291305000371
Career total14513224500017218

Honours

IK Sirius

Malmö FF

Individual

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  1. ↑ "Sirius nobbar MFF:s jättebud på stjärnan" (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Three appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances and in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in President's Cup
  4. ↑ "Malmö FF:s Kingsley Sarfo begärs häktad misstänkt för våldtäkt mot barn" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Efter nya anklagelserna: MFF-spelaren nekar till brott" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "MFF-spelaren Kingsley Sarfo anhållen misstänkt för nya våldtäkter" (in Swedish). hd.se. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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  11. ↑ "MFF-spelaren Kingsley Sarfo anhållen misstänkt för nya våldtäkter" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Η ΕΑΚ βραβεύει τους κορυφαίους του 2022". Ένωση Αθλητικογράφων Κύπρου (in Greek). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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