Samuel Kojo Abbey

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Samuel Abbey
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Abbey with Kasuka in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Kojo Abbey
Date of birth (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Kasuka
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2009 Nananom FC
2009–2010 Mystical Royals FC
2010–2012 Mercury Stars
2013–2014 Okwahu United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Kitengela Shooters 21 (5)
2015–2016 JMC Hippos 12 (4)
2017–2018 Mawyawadi FC
2019 Dagon FC 11 (0)
2021– Kasuka (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023

Samuel Kojo Abbey (born 31 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brunei Super League club Kasuka. [1] He has also played for teams in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Myanmar. [2]

Career

Abbey was playing in the lower divisions of Ghana's football pyramid when he first moved abroad to Kitengela Shooters in Kenya. [2] He then transferred to JMC Hippos who were playing in the 2015–16 Uganda Super League. [1] He next moved to Mawyawadi FC of the MNL-2, Myanmar's second-tier club competition, in 2017. [3] He stayed there until 2019 when he joined Dagon FC who were promoted to the 2019 Myanmar National League, and played 11 games for the Yangon side until they suffered relegation on the final day of the season. [4]

In 2021, Abbey signed for Kasuka FC of the Brunei Super League. [5] He scored a hat-trick in his debut in a 1–11 win against Panchor Murai FC on 20 June, becoming the first foreigner to score a hat-trick in the Brunei Super League. [6]

Abbey stayed with Kasuka the following year and picked up a runners-up medal at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup, beaten by DPMM FC in the final on 4 December of that year. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Ghana's Abbey inspires his Myanmar club to victory". Africa Feeds. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. "Samuel Kojo Abbey Profile". GhanaWeb . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. "Myanmar 2019". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. "Brunei face Kasuka FC in first live football match". Borneo Bulletin. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. "BSL: KASUKA DEMOLISH PANCHOR MURAI". BruSports News. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.