Mavis Owusu

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Mavis Owusu
Personal information
Full name Mavis Owusu
Date of birth (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Hilal
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Ampem Darkoa Ladies +31 (+8)
2023– Al Hilal 9 (4)
International career‡
2017–2018 Ghana U17 4 (0)
2019– Ghana 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Mavis Owusu (born 7 December 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal and the Ghana national team.

Contents

Club career

Ampem Darkoa Ladies

Aged 15, Owusu was already playing for Ampem Darkoa Ladies for whom she played till 2023. She played a pivotal role in Ampem Darkoa recent success. reaching Ghana's Women's Special Competition final. [1] [2] alongside two Ghana's Malta Guinness women's premier league triumph as Ampem were crowned champions for two consecutive seasons. [3] [4] she scored three goals in Ampem second-place finishing in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers. [5]

Al Hilal

In October 2023, Owusu signed with Saudi side Al Hilal. [6] [7] On 13 October 2023, Owusu made her official debut for Al Hilal as a starter in a scoreless draw against Al Qadsiah. [8] On 4 November 2023, She scored her first goal on a 4–0 win against Al-Riyadh. [9]

International career

Owusu was part of Ghana women's national under-17 football team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay. [10]

the year after at the age of 16, Owusu got her first call-up to the senior national team to participate 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup in Ivory Coast. [11] On 10 May 2019, she scored her first international goal against Togo. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ampem Darkoa Ladies 2022–23 GWPL 184––——184
Total184––——184
Al Hilal 2023–24 SWPL 7123——94
Total7123——94

International

As of 11 April 2023
Ghana
YearAppsGoals
201972
202000
202100
202200
202300
Total72

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 May 2019 Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 5–06–0 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
2.6–0

Honours

Ampem Darkoa Ladies

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References

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  2. ↑ "Women's Special Competition: Ampem Darkoa hammer Prisons Ladies to reach final". ghanasoccernet.com. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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  5. ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: Ampem Darkoa Wins Opener Against USFA". gbcghanaonline.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mavis Owusu joins Saudi side Al Hilal from Ampem Darkoa Ladies". myjoyonline.com. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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