Stephen Offei

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Stephen Offei
Personal information
Full name Stephen Offei
Date of birth (1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centreback
Youth career
Sahara FC Kumasi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2009 Accra Hearts of Oak
2004–2005 → Litex Lovech (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009 → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) 27 (1)
2009 Maccabi Netanya 3 (0)
2010–2012 Maccabi Be'er Sheva 15 (0)
2012 Dempo 8 (1)
2013–2014 Vasco 13 (1)
International career‡
2007 Ghana U23 5 (0)
2009 Ghana 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2001
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2007

Stephen Offei (born 14 January 1986 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian former professional association footballer who played as a centreback. He last played for Vasco S.C. in the Goa Professional League. He represented Ghana national football team in two international matches.

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Career

Stephen Offei started his career in youth level in Kumasi club Sahara FC.In 2001 made his first domestic transfer to Accra Hearts of Oak and in his first three seasons there was the most capped player for the club. He played for the Ghana national U-23 team during the 2007 All African Games in Algeria and made his first cap for the Ghana Black Stars against Iran in 2008. He had loans from Accra Hearts of Oak in Bulgaria to PFC Litex Lovech in 2004 and in 2008 with Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. In 2009, he moved permanent in Israel and sign for Premier League side Maccabi Netanya and after completed season moved to Maccabi Be'er Sheva having a successful year. In 2011, he travelled to China and was so close to finalize a deal with Shanghai Shenhua current club of Nicolas Anelka & Didier Drogba but could not meet the transfers deadline and in September 2012 signed a 1-year contract with India I-League Champions Dempo S.C and performed in 8 Goa league games having a goal in the opener game against his current team. [1] After being released from Dempo he signed a contract with Vasco S.C. that will keep him in India until May 2013. [2] [3]

Offei is well known in Ghana for his mentoring sessions actions and youth football development. [4]

Honours

2005–06, 2006–07

Charity work

Mentoring sessions and donations made to Future For All Foundation, An NGO in Ghana that supports youth football development at the grassroot level.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Player profile – Club career and Statistics: Stephen Offei". Playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy (8 January 2013). "Goan outfit Vasco set to sign Ghana international Stephen Offei". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Offei mentors youth footballers". Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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