Harrison Afful
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Harrison Afful | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 | Feyenoord Academy | 148 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | → Asante Kotoko (loan) | 68 | (3) |
| 2009– | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 58 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Ghana | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Harrison Afful (born 24 June 1986 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Tunisia, and the Ghana national team.[1]
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[edit] Career
He is a product of the Feyenoord Academy and had trials with Feyenoord and K.V. Mechelen in summer 2008, in November 2008 won the One Touch best player award.[2] Afful went out on loan to Asante Kotoko from 2007 to 2009.[3]
He played in some friendly matches for Helsingborgs IF but could not firm up a deal,[4] and instead moved to Tunisian side Espérance. In the 2011 CAF Champions League Final Afful came on as a substitute in the second leg, scoring the game's only goal to win the continental title against Wydad Casablanca.[5]
[edit] International career
He plays at international level for his native Ghana and was part of the squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations which was hosted on his home soil. His debut match was against the Ivory Coast in the 2008 26th MTN African Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana. His first full match was in Ghana's 2-1 loss to Mexico on Wednesday March 26, 2008. He played as left fullback in this match.
[edit] Honours
- with Asante Kotoko
- 2008: Ghana Premier League
- with Espérance ST
- Tunisian League: 2009, 2010, 2011.
- Tunisian President Cup: 2011
- CAF Champions League: 2011
Club Inter-continental World Cup 2011
- Individual
- 2008: One Touch best player award
[edit] References
- ^ Esperance Profile
- ^ Afful best Player
- ^ News & Events Feyenoord, Kotoko over Afful’s release
- ^ Afful fails to land Sweden deal
- ^ "Esperance crowned African champions with win over Wydad". BBC Sport. November 12, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15708355.stm. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
[edit] External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Asante Kotoko F.C. players
- People from Kumasi
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Feyenoord Ghana players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Ghanaian expatriates in Tunisia
