Richard Zumah

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Richard Zumah
Personal information
Full name Richard Agbalegah Zumah
Date of birth (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
DHJ
Number 28
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013−2015 Ambah FC 25 (15)
2015−2018 Emmanuel City 15 (11)
2018 Karbalaa 6 (2)
2018−2019 Emmanuel City 20 (17)
2019−2020 Amanat Baghdad 12 (8)
2020−2021 San Pédro 15 (9)
2021−2022 Maritzburg United 7 (2)
2022–2023 ASEC Mimosas 8 (2)
2023−2024 DHJ 7 (01)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 20, 2019

Richard Agbalegah Zumah (born 15 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for ASEC Mimosas. [1]

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Club career

Zumah started playing with Ambah FC, in 2015 moved to Emmanuel City FC and played with them three seasons, and appeared at an excellent level, which led many clubs to put it under its radar. [2] On 23 February 2018 he began his professional career when he moved to Karbalaa FC for a short time and played the 2018 season in the Iraqi Premier League, [3] and quickly merged with the team, scored a goal against Naft Al-Wasat SC, [4] and scored against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. [5] He then returned to Emmanuel City FC, came back to an excellent level and scored several goals for them. [6] [7]

On February 20, 2019, Zumah returned to play in the Iraqi Premier League after moving to Amanat Baghdad Club as a professional player. [8]

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References

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  2. "Nigerian side Kwara United to try out striker Richard Zumah". ghanasoccernet.com. November 17, 2017.
  3. "نادي كربلاء العراقي يتعاقد مع المحترف الغاني ريتشارد زوما". alkass.net (in Arabic). February 24, 2018.
  4. "Karbalaa Vs Naft Al-Wasat". kooora.com (in Arabic). April 5, 2018.
  5. "رباعية للقوة الجوية في شباك كربلاء مقابل هدف واحد". ninanews.com (in Arabic). June 13, 2018.
  6. "Hearts of Oak drops interest in Richard Zumah, after huge price tag by club". herosportsgh.com. January 19, 2018.
  7. "Zuma still on Hearts radar". adomonline.com. January 23, 2018.
  8. "امانة بغداد يضم الغاني ريتشارد زوما الى صفوفه". alrray.org (in Arabic). February 20, 2019.