Rene Osei Kofi
Ghanaian-Dutch footballer
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Rene Osei Kofi (born 31 December 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender. He has played for various clubs in the Netherlands, England, Spain, Cyprus and North Macedonia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Osei Kofi | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zeeburgia | |||
| 2007–2010 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Almere City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Comarca de Níjar | ||
| 2012–2013 | Haaglandia | 15 | (2) |
| 2013 | FK Drita | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Aris Limassol | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chorley | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | TEC | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | DJK TuS Hordel | 13 | (9) |
| 2022 | Bamber Bridge | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:14, 21 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he began his professional career at Almere City in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on a season-long loan for the 2010–2011 season.[1]
On 10 November 2010, his loan spell was brought to an abrupt end following an incident in the Almere City locker room, where Osei Kofi put a gun to the head of teammate Christian Gandu.[2] Two days later his contract with Ajax was canceled with immediate effect as a result.[3]
Osei Kofi then went on trial in England at Birmingham City and Crystal Palace but was not offered a contract. In March 2012 he signed with the Spanish club CD Comarca de Níjar which plays in the Tercera División.[4] In the 2012/13 season he played for Haaglandia in the Topklasse. He finished the season with FK Drita Bogovinje in North Macedonia. In June 2013 he signed for a season with Aris Limassol in Cyprus. Then he was without a club for several years.
In October 2017 he signed for English non-league side Chorley, however was released after making just a single appearance in the FA Cup.[5]
From the 2019/20 season onward, he played for SV TEC in the Tweede Divisie.
In February 2022, Osei Kofi was playing Germany for Westfalenliga side DJK TuS Hordel.[6] In September 2022, he appeared in an FA Cup for Northern Premier League side Bamber Bridge.[7]
