Samuel Ofori (footballer, born 1996)

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Samuel Ofori
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Noor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Berekum Chelsea 2 (0)
2017–2020 Medeama 2 (0)
2020–2021 Karela United 11 (2)
2021–2022 Nsoatreman 23 (15)
2022–2023 Al-Safa
2023–2024 Al-Jalil
2024– Al-Noor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Samuel Ofori (born 23 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Noor. [1] [2]

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Career

Ofori previously played for Berekum Chelsea and Medeama SC. [2] In January 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan deal to Western Region-based club Karela United. [3] [4] He played 5 league matches and scored 1 goal in the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season before the league was put on hold and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He featured for Karela during the first round of the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League. [1] [5] On 15 November 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Ashanti Gold with Diawisie Taylor scoring the other goal. [6] [7]

Ofori joined Lebanese Premier League side Safa in August 2022. [8]

Honours

Safa

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Samuel Ofori - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Medeama loan three players to Karela United – Medeama" . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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  8. "الصفاء يجرب أجانب جدد في بطولة كأس التحدي". كووورة. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.