Samuel Kojo Abbey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Kojo Abbey | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kasuka FC | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Nananom FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Mystical Royals FC | ||
| 2010–2012 | Mercury Stars | ||
| 2013–2014 | Okwahu United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | 21 | (5) | |
| 2015–2016 | 12 | (4) | |
| 2017–2018 | Mawyawadi FC | ||
| 2019 | Dagon FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kasuka FC | 1 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2021 | |||
Samuel Kojo Abbey (born 31 August 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Kasuka FC of the Brunei Super League as a center-back.[1] He has also played for teams in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Myanmar.[2]
Career[]
Abbey was playing in the lower divisions of Ghana's football pyramid when he first moved abroad to in Kenya.[2] He then transferred to who were playing in the 2015–16 Uganda Super League.[1] He next moved to Mawyawadi FC of the MNL-2, Myanmar's second-tier club competition, in 2017.[3] He stayed there until 2019 when he joined Dagon FC who were promoted to the 2019 Myanmar National League, and played 11 games for the Yangon side until they suffered relegation on the final day of the season.[4]
In 2021, Abbey signed for Kasuka FC of the Brunei Super League.[5] He scored a hat-trick in his debut in a 1–11 win against Panchor Murai FC on 20 June, becoming the first foreigner to score a hat-trick in the Brunei Super League.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ghana's Samuel Kojo Abbey Aims At Winning Defender Of The Year At Mawyawadi FC". ModernGhana. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Ghana's Abbey inspires his Myanmar club to victory". Africa Feeds. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Kojo Abbey Profile". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar 2019". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Brunei face Kasuka FC in first live football match". Borneo Bulletin. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "BSL: KASUKA DEMOLISH PANCHOR MURAI". BruSports News. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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