Kingsley Fobi
Ghanaian footballer
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Kingsley Fobi (born 20 September 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club Montijo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Coast, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montijo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Right to Dream Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Granada B | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Formentera (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ibiza (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Badajoz (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Granada B | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Granada | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chania | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Estepona | 52 | (1) |
| 2024– | Montijo | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ghana U23 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Early career
Fobi was born in Cape Coast and started his career in the Right to Dream Academy, before agreeing to a deal Udinese in January 2016; he was subsequently assigned to Granada CF.[1] He made his senior debut with Granada's B-team on 28 January 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Sergio Peña in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against Mérida AD.[2]
Watford
Fobi had his federative rights assigned to Watford in 2017,[3] being subsequently loaned to SD Formentera in the third division on 26 July of that year.[4] Loans to UD Ibiza[5] and CD Badajoz[6] followed, but he featured sparingly for both sides before leaving Watford in 2020 without making a competitive appearance for the club.
Granada return
On 19 August 2020, Fobi returned to Granada and their B-side, after agreeing to a two-year contract.[7] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 8 November, replacing Kenedy at half-time in a 2–0 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
International career
Fobi represented Ghana at under-20 and under-23 levels, playing for the former in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]