Kpah Sherman

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Kpah Sherman
Personal information
Full name Kpah Sean Sherman
Date of birth (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sri Pahang
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2009 Aries FC 30 (20)
2010 Mighty Barrolle 14 (8)
2010–2011 Barrack Young Controllers 12 (5)
2011 Harnosands FF 10 (4)
2011–2012 Düzkaya 13 (8)
2012–2013 Çetinkaya 23 (14)
2013–2014 → Lefke Türk S.K. (loan) 24 (16)
2014–2015 Young Africans 16 (6)
2015–2017 Black Aces 5 (0)
2016 → Santos (loan) 8 (1)
2017 Çetinkaya 7 (0)
2017–2018 MISC-MIFA 29 (21)
2019 PKNS 19 (14)
2020–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 28 (19)
2022 Terengganu 14 (6)
2023– Sri Pahang 25 (12)
International career‡
2014– Liberia 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Kpah Sherman (born 3 February 1992) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang. Besides Malaysia, he has played in his native Liberia, Northern Cyprus, Tanzania, and South Africa. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Sherman's football career began with his local team Aries FC in Liberia before moving to Barrolle FC. After an impressive display at Barrolle he was signed by Liberian club Barrack Young Controllers FC. Sherman spent a season with them and later moved to Sweden to join Harnosand FC. Cyprus League side Cetinkaya TSK then signed him for the 2012–13 season. After a good season, he joined Lefke Türk S.K. and later moved to Young Africans S.C. in the Tanzania League. He became one of the club's top forwards.

After winning the 2014–15 Tanzanian Premier League, Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. signed him to a three-year contract, and he made his debut in a match against Orlando Pirates on 8 September 2015. [4] [5] [6]

Northern Cyprus

Sherman Moved to Cetinkaya TSK in 2012. [7] He was said to have been in phenomenal form in the KTFF Süper Lig, scoring 8 goals with Cetinkaya TSK by February 2013 and was among the top scorers. [8] Instrumental to Cetinkaya TSK's 2012–13 title, he won the 2014–15 Tanzanian Premier League after transferring to Young Africans S.C., making him the first Liberian to win league titles in two different countries. [9]

South Africa

Sherman transferred to Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. in 2015. [10] [11] When the first half of the 2015-16 National First Division was over, Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. loaned him to Santos Engen in the winter transfer window. [12] Santos Engen chief director Zeca Marques commended the Liberian international as "arguably one of the best players we ever signed." [13]

Malaysia

In 2017, Sherman signed for MISC-MIFA. [14] He scored his first goal for them in a 3–3 draw with UiTM F.C. and scored 6 goals by the end of September, finishing the season with 7 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances, helping MISC-MIFA avoid relegation and extending his contract for the 2018 season. [15] [16] [17] [18] On 7 December 2018, Sherman signed for Malaysia Super League club PKNS. [19] He helped PKNS FC retain its spot in Malaysian Super League by scoring 14 goals in 19 games. He went on to finish the 2019 season as the Super League Golden Boot winner. [20] On 27 November 2019, Sherman joined Malaysia Super League club Kedah FA. [21] He later signed for rival Sri Pahang in 2023. [22]

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2023 [23]

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MISC-MIFA 2017 Malaysia Premier League 9700000097
2018 Malaysia Premier League20140000002014
Total29210000002921
PKNS 2019 Malaysia Super League 19144261–2917
Kedah Darul Aman 2020 Malaysia Super League116001120147
2021 Malaysia Super League17130061–2314
Total28190072203721
Terengganu 2022 Malaysia Super League1463057–2213
Sri Pahang 2023 Malaysia Super League20111000002111
Career total110718218102014283

International career

Sherman made his international debut in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Lesotho on 30 May 2014.

International goals

Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first. [24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 September 2018 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, LiberiaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–21–2 Friendly
2.15 October 2019SKD Stadium, Monrovia, LiberiaFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 1–01–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honors

Young Africans S.C.
Çetinkaya TSK

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kpah Sherman – A Lone Star Made in Malaysia". frontpageafricaonline.com. 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Why Kpah Sherman Doesn't Want to Leave the Malaysian League?". liberianobserver.com.
  4. ↑ "Kpah Sherman Available To Play For Black Aces". www.soccerladuma.co.za. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mpumalanga Black Aces Sign Liberian Striker". www.soccerladuma.co.za. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Aces net Liberian Sherman" . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kıbrıs haberleri Kıbrıs Postası'nda okunur Ana Sayfa".
  8. ↑ Gaye, Sally. "The New Dawn Liberia - Liberia's Kpah Sherman on Fire in Cyprus". Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kpah Sherman dream lives on". www.liberiaentertainment.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Liberia: Kpah Sherman Battles Orlando Pirates Today". The Inquirer (Monrovia). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. ↑ http://www.bushchicken.com/kpah-sherman-joins-south-africa-division-one-side-santos-fc/
  13. ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Santos coach Zeca Marques impressed with Aces' Kpah Sherman". Kick Off. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Malaysian Club MISC signs Kpah Sean Sherman for 75,000 Euros | Liberia Sports Online". liberiasportsonline.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. ↑ http://www.bushchicken.com/kpah-sherman-opens-scoring-account-in-malaysian-football/
  16. ↑ "Kpah Sherman on Fire, With Sixth Goal in Seven Appearances". www.bushchicken.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Kpah Sherman Rescues MISC-MIFA as Liberians End Malaysian League Season". www.bushchicken.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Kpah Sherman Extends MISC-MIFA Stay". www.bushchicken.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Kpah Sherman joins Pkns fc". www.bushchicken.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Liberian Soccer Star Kpah Sherman Joins Malaysian Club Kedah FA". www.bushchicken.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Lang Merah ikat Sherman, Tchetche". www.hmetro.com.my/ (in Malay). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Kpah Sherman Mahu Jadi Penyerang Digeruni di Sri Pahang" (in Malay). stadiumastro.com. 20 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "Kpah Sherman". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Kpah Sherman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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