Gilbert Koomson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Ajax Accra FC | ||
2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | BEC Tero Sasana | 46 | (7) |
2013 | → Samut Songkhram (loan) | 12 | (6) |
2013 | → Sogndal (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Sogndal | 56 | (10) |
2018–2020 | Brann | 72 | (11) |
2020–2021 | Kasımpaşa | 22 | (0) |
2021– | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Ghana U16 | 7 | (2) |
2011 | Ghana U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Ghana U23 | ||
2016 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015 |
Gilbert Koomson (born 9 September 1994 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and the Ghana national team.
Club career[]
Koomson played for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai FA Youth Cup and also being call to Ghana national under-17 team.
Previously, he spent time in the Ajax Accra F.C. in Ghana. Stoke City called him to go on trial but he had a problem with a visa and thus was unable to earn a work permit. He came to Thailand to improve his career of professional footballer under the guidance and recommendation from BEC Tero Sasana Technical Director Peter Butler, (Ex West Ham United) who was coaching Koomson while he was guest coaching at the Manchester City academy in Accra Ghana.
Koomson went to European football when signing for Sogndal in Norway. After two seasons at Sogndal, Koomson signed for Brann ahead of the 2018 season.[1]
International career[]
Koomson was called up to the senior Ghana side for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in October 2016.[2] In 2016, Koomson debuted for Ghana against South Africa.
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 17 March 2022[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Samutsongkhram (loan) | 2013 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |
Sogndal (loan) | 2013 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Police Tero | 2014 | Thai League 1 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |
2015 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
Sogndal | 2016 | Eliteserien | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
2017 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | |||
Total | 56 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 62 | 11 | |||
Brann | 2018 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2019 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2020 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 8 | |||
Total | 72 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 11 | ||
Kasımpaşa | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Career total | 221 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 240 | 36 |
Honours[]
Bodø/Glimt
References[]
- ^ "Koomson klar for Brann: Har landet på Gran Canaria" [Oomson ready for Fire: Has landed on Gran Canaria] (in Norwegian). bt.no. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Gilbert Koomson, Inusah Musah called up as Avram Grant names squad for Uganda clash". myjoyonline.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Gilbert Koomson". altomfotball.no. tv2. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links[]
- profile at goal.com
- Gilbert Koomson at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Association football wingers
- Ghana international footballers
- Police Tero F.C. players
- Samut Songkhram F.C. players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- SK Brann players
- Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- Thai League 1 players
- Eliteserien players
- Süper Lig players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Ghanaian football biography stubs