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Samuel Sarfo

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Samuel Sarfo
Sarfo with Saipa in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nsuta, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Najran
Number 12
Youth career
Cantonments
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2018 Liberty Professionals
2018–2019 Saipa 31 (0)
2019–2022 Al-Khaleej 105 (11)
2022–2023 Al-Tadamon
2023–2024 Al-Taraji 23 (2)
2024– Najran
International career
2017– Ghana 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Samuel Sarfo (born 12 August 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Saudi club Najran and the Ghana national team as a defender.[2]

Club career

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Born in Nsuta, Sarfo played at Cantonments as a youth.[3][1] He later played for Liberty Professionals, combining his playing career with his job as a policeman.[4] On 6 February 2018, Sarfo signed an 18-month contract with Iranian club Saipa.[5][6]

On 5 July 2022, Sarfo joined Kuwaiti club Al-Tadamon.[7]

On 21 June 2023, Sarfo joined Saudi club Al-Taraji.[8]

On 10 September 2024, Sarfo joined Saudi Second Division side Najran.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 7 April 2019[2]
Club Division Season League National Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saipa Pro League 2017–18 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19 19 0 0 0 2 1 21 1
Career total 25 0 0 0 2 1 27 1

International career

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Sarfo made his international debut for Ghana in 2017.[1]

Honours

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Al-Khaleej

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Samuel Sarfo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Samuel Sarfo at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ Yakubu, Mutala (26 September 2017). "Building the local football talent - the story of Cantonments Football Club". Premier News Ghana. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Ghanaian policeman Samuel Sarfo on Black Stars debut". BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana defender Samuel Sarfo completes move to Iranian side Saipa FC". Ghana Soccernet. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Liberty Captain Samuel Sarfo Land Lucrative Deal With Iranian Club Saipa FC". Ghana Sports Online. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. ^ "التضامن يتعاقد مع الغاني سارفو". 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التوقيع مع المدافع الغاني صامويل سرافو".
  9. ^ "أنهت إدارة نادي #نجران برئاسة الأستاذ هادي بن حمد آل كليب، إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع الغاني الدولي "صامويل سارفو"".
  10. ^ "الخليج بطل دوري «يلو»".