Kofi Kordzi

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Kofi Kordzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Legon Cities
Number 77
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Hearts of Oak 26 (8)
2020–2021 Muaither 22 (8)
2021–2022 Hearts of Oak 23 (7)
2022– Legon Cities 17 (6)
International career
2023– Ghana A' 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023

Kofi Kordzi (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as forward for Legon Cities. He previously played for Accra Hearts of Oak. [1]

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Career

Hearts of Oak

Kordzi played for Royals FC before joining Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak in January 2019, when he signed a three-year deal with the club after impressing on a two-week trial. [2] [3] [4] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition, on 31 March 2019, he played the full time in a 1–0 victory over Dreams FC. [5] On 28 April 2019, he scored his debut goal in the 78th minute of a 2–0 home victory over International Allies. [6] He also scored on 5 May 2019, after scoring the final goal in a 4–0 victory over West African Football Academy. [7] At the end of the competition he played 11 out of 12 league matches and scored 2 goals. [1] On 17 February 2020, Kordzi was named NASCO man of the match after netting a brace against Bechem United including scoring a 93rd-minute goal to grant Hearts a 3–2 home victory. [8] That season, the 2019–20 season, he played in 14 league matches and scored 6 goals before the league was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, ending his season as the club's top goalscorer. [1]

Muaither

In October 2020, Kordzi joined Qatari club Muaither SC ahead of the 2020–21 Qatargas League season for a reported transfer fee of $150,000, with a 20% onward transfer fee going for Hearts of Oak. [9] [10] [11] On 29 November 2020 During his debut, he scored a goal in the 90th minute to help them salvage a 2–2 draw against Al Shahania. [12] [13] At the end of his first season with the club, he played 22 matches and scored 8 goals. [14]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

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