Wilberforce Mfum
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilberforce Mfum | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1967 | Asante Kotoko | ||
1968 | Baltimore Bays | 5 | (4) |
1969–1970 | Ukrainian SC | ||
1970 | Ukrainian Nationals | 9 | (6) |
1971–1972 | New York Cosmos | 15 | (5) |
National team | |||
1960–1968 | Ghana | 26 | (20) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Club career[]
Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League.[1] In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta.[2] In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
National team[]
Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 29 September 1962 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Kenya | 6–3 | Win | Uganda Uhuru Cup | |||||
2. | 10 October 1962 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | 4–1 | Win | Uganda Uhuru Cup | |||||
3. | 10 October 1962 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | 4–1 | Win | Uganda Uhuru Cup | |||||
4. | 15 October 1962 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Nyasaland | 12–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
5. | 15 October 1962 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Nyasaland | 12–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
6. | 15 October 1962 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Nyasaland | 12–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
7. | 15 October 1962 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Nyasaland | 12–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
8. | 15 October 1962 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Nyasaland | 12–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
9. | 24 February 1963 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Nigeria | 5–0 | Win | Kwame Nkrumah Cup | |||||
10. | 24 February 1963 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Nigeria | 5–0 | Win | Kwame Nkrumah Cup | |||||
11. | 24 November 1963 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 1–1 | Draw | 1963 African Cup of Nations | |||||
12. | 23 February 1964 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | East Germany | 3–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
13. | 23 February 1964 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | East Germany | 3–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
14. | 31 May 1964 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 2–0 | Win | 1964 Summer Olympics Qualifiers | |||||
15. | 18 October 1964 | Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Japan | United Arab Republic | 1–5 | Loss | 1964 Summer Olympics | |||||
16. | 12 January 1968 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia | Senegal | 2–2 | Draw | 1968 African Cup of Nations | |||||
17. | 14 January 1968 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia | Congo-Kinshasa | 2–1 | Win | 1968 African Cup of Nations | |||||
18. | 16 January 1968 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia | Congo-Brazzaville | 3–1 | Win | 1968 African Cup of Nations | |||||
19. | 19 January 1968 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia | Ivory Coast | 4–3 | Win | 1968 African Cup of Nations | |||||
20. | 19 January 1968 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Ethiopia | Ivory Coast | 4–3 | Win | 1968 African Cup of Nations | |||||
Correct as of 17 April 2021[4] |
References[]
- ^ The Ukrainian Weekly: Sports Scene
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1970". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willie Mfum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Wilberforce Mfum - Goals in International Matches - RSSSF
External links[]
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- Baltimore Bays players
- German-American Soccer League players
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- New York Cosmos players
- Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players
- Olympic footballers of Ghana
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1963 African Cup of Nations players
- 1968 African Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Association football forwards