Michael Folivi
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Kwaku Folivi[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 February 1998||
Place of birth | Wembley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Watford | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Coventry City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 25 June 2020 (UTC) |
Michael Kwaku Folivi (born 25 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Watford
Folivi signed his first professional contract with Watford in 2015 whilst still in the club's youth system and completed his scholarship in summer 2016. Having been part of the first team squad that travelled to Liverpool in the Premier League in November 2016, Folivi extended his contract until 2020.[3] He made his professional debut on 3 January 2017, coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Sebastian Prodl in a 2–0 Premier League defeat away at Stoke City.[4]
On 31 January 2017 Folivi joined League One side Coventry City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5] Having been out injured with an ankle injury, Folivi made his only first team appearance coming on as a substitute for Marcus Tudgay in the final game of the season. He was an unused substitute as Coventry won the 2017 EFL Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium.[6]
On 11 January 2018 Folivi joined National League side Boreham Wood on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] The club reached the play-offs, and Folivi scored what proved to be the decisive goal in their 3–2 win over Sutton United in the semi-finals.[8] He started the final against Tranmere Rovers at Wembley Stadium but was taken off after 70 minutes, prior to Tranmere scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory.[9]
On 31 January 2019, Folivi joined League One side AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the season, playing 11 times as the club retained their status in the division.[10] He rejoined Wimbledon on a season-long loan in July 2019, but the loan was cut short on 3 January.[11][12] He was released by Watford in June 2020.[13]
Personal life
Born in England, Folivi is of Ghanaian descent.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 June 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2016–17[15] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Coventry City (loan) | 2016–17[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2017–18[16] | National League | 13 | 1 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
2019–20 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
Career total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 5 |
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Michael Folivi". Premier League. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Michael Folivi". Watford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Stoke 2–0 Watford". BBC. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ https://www.watfordfc.com/club/sky-blues-loan-folivi
- ^ "Coventry 2–1 Oxford". BBC. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Michael Folivi: Watford striker joins Boreham Wood on loan". BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Sutton United 2–3 Boreham Wood". BBC. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Boreham Wood 1–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Shane McLoughlin and Michael Folivi: AFC Wimbledon sign duo". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "He's back! Forward completes his Wimbledon return". AFC Wimbledon. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Michael returns to Watford". AFC Wimbledon. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Academy: New Contracts Offered". Watford F.C. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
- ^ a b "Games played by Michael Folivi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Michael Folivi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
- Michael Folivi at Soccerbase
- Michael Folivi at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wembley
- English footballers
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Watford F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Black English sportspeople
- Association football forwards