Richard Ofori (defender)

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Richard Ofori
Personal information
Full name Richard Ofori
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ethnikos Achna
Number 37
Youth career
2010−2011 Mighty Jets
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Mighty Jets
2011–2012 → Charleroi (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Lierse (loan) 8 (0)
2013−2016 Académica 20 (0)
2013–2014 → Beira-Mar (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Covilhã 16 (0)
2017–2020 Fafe 71 (3)
2020–2022 Vizela 49 (0)
2022–2024 Nea Salamina 45 (0)
2024– Ethnikos Achna 4 (0)
International career
2013 Ghana U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024

Richard Ofori (born 24 April 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethnikos Achna.

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Club career

Born in Accra, Ofori played youth football for Mighty Jets, signing a one-year loan contract with Charleroi in 2011. [2] Ofori made his competitive debut for Charleroi against Tubize on 29 Abril 2012 in the Belgian Pro League. Ofori then signed, on 21 January 2013, a six months loan contract with Lierse. [3] He made his debut from the start in a 2–0 defeat to Zulte Waregem on 26 January 2013.

On 2 September 2013, Ofori was signed by Académica and was immediately sent on loan to Beira-Mar. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Richard Ofori at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Charleroi sign Mighty Jets captain Ofori". Ghana Soccer Net. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Richard Ofori signs for Lierse". Lierse S.K. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Académica contrata promessa ganesa para ceder ao Beira-Mar" (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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