Samuel Wowoah

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Samuel Wowoah
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Personal information
Full name Samuel Kwicompae Wowoah
Date of birth (1976-06-17) 17 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Lindesberg, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Youth career
1990–1992 IFK Lindesberg
1993–1994 Örebro SK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1996 Örebro SK 5 (0)
1997 Hertzöga BK 25 (4)
1998 IFK Motala 24 (12)
1999–2000 Djurgårdens IF 38 (15)
2001–2002 Halmstads BK 28 (2)
2002–2004 Djurgårdens IF 37 (7)
2004Stabæk (loan) 16 (2)
2005–2006 IFK Göteborg 40 (4)
2007 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 7 (1)
2008–2013 Örebro SK 166 (5)
2014–2015 Karlslunds IF FK 28 (2)
Total414(54)
International career
1993–1994 Sweden U19 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2013

Samuel Kwicompae Wowoah (born 17 June 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left back or left winger.

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Club career

After playing youth football for IFK Lindesberg, Wowoah joined Örebro SK, he then played two years in lower divisions before joining Djurgårdens IF with which he won two Swedish Championships. He also played for Halmstads BK two seasons before moving to IFK Göteborg in 2005. He then left the club after the 2006 season. In January 2008 he rejoined Örebro SK. [1]

International career

He played 11 games for the Sweden U19 team between 1993 and 1994. [2] In March 2008, Wowoah was called up to Liberian national team, but never made an appearance for the team. [3] [4]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF [5]

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References

  1. "Wowoah näste man i ÖSK" (in Swedish). Nakortet.se. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  2. "Samuel Wowoah – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. "Liberia nästa för "Sammy"" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  4. "Landslagsman – utan att veta om det" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  5. "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" (PDF) (in Swedish).