Personal information | |||
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Full name | Princess Dankwa Marfo | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2022 | Right To Dream Academy | ||
2022 | FC Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | FC Nordsjælland | 37 | (3) |
2024– | Bay FC | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024 |
Princess Dankwa Marfo (born 2 October 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Bay FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Ghanaian national team.
Marfo joined the Right to Dream Academy in 2014 and was the first female graduate of the academy in 2022 when she turned 18. [1] [2]
Marfo made her senior team debut in March 2022, in a match against Fortuna Hjørring. The following season she scored her first goal for the club, on 14 October 2022 against Brøndby IF. [2] She signed a two-year contract extension with the club on 24 June 2023. [3]
On 30 January 2024 NWSL club Bay FC acquired Marfo through a transfer fee, signing her for a contract through the 2025 season with an option for 2026. [4] [5]
Marfo holds both Ghanaian and Danish citizenship. [4] In May 2023, she was being monitored by Ghana national football team coach Nora Häuptle while playing in Denmark. [6] In July of the following year she gained her first call up to a Ghana senior national team squad, receiving her first cap as a substitute in a friendly match against Japan. [7] [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Playoffs [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Nordsjælland | 2021–22 | Kvindeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Kvindeligaen | 22 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 5 | |||
2023–24 | Kvindeligaen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Bay FC | 2024 | NWSL | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
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