Wilberforce Mfum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilberforce Mfum | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1967 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 1968 | Baltimore Bays | 5 | (4) |
| 1969–1970 | Ukrainian SC | ||
| 1970 | Ukrainian Nationals | 9 | (6) |
| 1971–1972 | New York Cosmos | 15 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1968 | Ghana | 26 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian association football forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Club career
[edit]Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League.[1] In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta.[2] In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
National team
[edit]Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
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References
[edit]- ^ The Ukrainian Weekly: Sports Scene
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1970". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Mfum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Wilberforce Mfum – Goals in International Matches – RSSSF
External links
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- 1936 births
- Living people
- Asante Kotoko S.C. players
- Baltimore Bays players
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League players
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players
- Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1963 African Cup of Nations players
- 1968 African Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Men's association football forwards