Samuel Afum
Ghanaian footballer
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Samuel Afum (born 24 December 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward.
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Afum with Young Boys in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Afum | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2010–2013 | Smouha | 45 | (14) |
| 2013–2016 | Young Boys | 82 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | Wadi Degla | 26 | (4) |
| 2018 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ilves | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:32, 11 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
In Ghana he played for Hearts of Oak. In the 2009–10 season he was Ghana Premier League joint top scorer with 13 goals.[1]
In the following season he signed for Egyptian newly promoted side Smouha Sporting Club. In his second season with the club, he scored 7 goals,[2] making him topscorer of Smouha, before the cancellation of the Egyptian Premier League. He was also the eleventh top-scorer in the Egyptian League in 2012.[3]
In January 2013 he was transferred to Swiss club Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Afum then played for Egyptian side Wadi Degla.[5]
In July 2018 he returned to Europe this time by signing with Serbian side FK Spartak Subotica.[6] In December 2018, Afum was signed by FC Ilves.[7] His departure from the club was announced at the end of June 2019, after getting his contract terminated by mutual consent.[8]
Honours
Joint-topscorer in the Ghanaian Premier League in 2009–10 with 13 goals.