Samuel Sarfo

Samuel Sarfo
	Sarfo with Saipa in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	12 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nsuta, Ghana
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Najran
Youth career
	Cantonments
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2018	Liberty Professionals
2018–2019	Saipa
2019–2022	Al-Khaleej
2022–2023	Al-Tadamon
2023–2024	Al-Taraji
2024–	Najran
International career‡
2017–	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Last updated September 14, 2024

Samuel Sarfo (born 12 August 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Saudi club Najran and the Ghana national team as a defender.^[2]

Club career

Born in Nsuta, Sarfo played at Cantonments as a youth.^[3]^[1] He later played for Liberty Professionals, combining his playing career with his job as a policeman.^[4] On 6 February 2018, Sarfo signed an 18-month contract with Iranian club Saipa.^[5]^[6]

On 5 July 2022, Sarfo joined Kuwaiti club Al-Tadamon.^[7]

On 21 June 2023, Sarfo joined Saudi club Al-Taraji.^[8]

On 10 September 2024, Sarfo joined Saudi Second Division side Najran.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 7 April 2019^[2]

Club	Division	Season	League		National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saipa	Pro League	2017–18	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Pro League	2018–19	19	0	0	0	2	1	21	1
	Career total		25	0	0	0	2	1	27	1

International career

Sarfo made his international debut for Ghana in 2017.^[1]

Honours

Al-Khaleej

First Division: 2021–22 ^[10]

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References

1 2 3 "Samuel Sarfo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
1 2 3 Samuel Sarfo at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
↑ Yakubu, Mutala (26 September 2017). "Building the local football talent - the story of Cantonments Football Club". Premier News Ghana. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
↑ "Ghanaian policeman Samuel Sarfo on Black Stars debut". BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana defender Samuel Sarfo completes move to Iranian side Saipa FC". Ghana Soccernet. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
↑ "Liberty Captain Samuel Sarfo Land Lucrative Deal With Iranian Club Saipa FC". Ghana Sports Online. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
↑ "التضامن يتعاقد مع الغاني سارفو". 5 July 2022.
↑ "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التوقيع مع المدافع الغاني صامويل سرافو".
↑ "أنهت إدارة نادي #نجران برئاسة الأستاذ هادي بن حمد آل كليب، إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع الغاني الدولي "صامويل سارفو"".
↑ "الخليج بطل دوري «يلو»".

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[NFT-1] 1 2 3 "Samuel Sarfo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[SW-2] 1 2 3 Samuel Sarfo at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[3] Yakubu, Mutala (26 September 2017). "Building the local football talent - the story of Cantonments Football Club". Premier News Ghana. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[4] "Ghanaian policeman Samuel Sarfo on Black Stars debut". BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[5] "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana defender Samuel Sarfo completes move to Iranian side Saipa FC". Ghana Soccernet. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[6] "Liberty Captain Samuel Sarfo Land Lucrative Deal With Iranian Club Saipa FC". Ghana Sports Online. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[7] "التضامن يتعاقد مع الغاني سارفو". 5 July 2022.

[8] "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التوقيع مع المدافع الغاني صامويل سرافو".

[9] "أنهت إدارة نادي #نجران برئاسة الأستاذ هادي بن حمد آل كليب، إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع الغاني الدولي "صامويل سارفو"".

[10] "الخليج بطل دوري «يلو»".

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Personal information
Sarfo with Saipa in 2018
Date of birth	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nsuta, Ghana
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Najran
Youth career
	Cantonments
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2018	Liberty Professionals
2018–2019	Saipa	31	(0)
2019–2022	Al-Khaleej	105	(11)
2022–2023	Al-Tadamon
2023–2024	Al-Taraji	23	(2)
2024–	Najran
International career^‡
2017–	Ghana	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)