Harrison Afful
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| Full name | Harrison Afful[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Columbus Crew SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Feyenoord Academy | 148 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | → Asante Kotoko (loan) | 68 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 183 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008– | Ghana | 60 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015 |
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Harrison Afful (born 24 July 1986 in Tema), nicknamed The King, is a Ghanaian international footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC in the United States.[2]
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Club career
Afful is a product of the Feyenoord Academy and had trials with Feyenoord and K.V. Mechelen in the summer of 2008, and in November 2008, he won the One Touch best player award.[3] Affulinho went out on loan to Asante Kotoko from 2007 to 2009.[4]
Afful played in some friendly matches for Helsingborgs IF but could not firm up a deal,[5] and instead moved to Tunisian side Espérance. In the 2011 CAF Champions League Final Afful came on as a substitute in the second leg, scoring the game's only goal to win the continental title against Wydad Casablanca.[6]
On July 30, 2015, Afful signed a contract with Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC. [7] He made his debut for Columbus Crew on August 22, 2015, against Sporting KC in a 3-2 win.
International career
Ghana national team
Afful plays at international level for his native Ghana and his first full match was in Ghana's 2–1 loss to Mexico on Wednesday March 26, 2008. He played as left fullback in this match.[8]
He captained the Black Stars for the first time in their 3-2 victory over Congo on Tuesday September 1st, 2015.[9]
- 2008 African Cup of Nations
Afful was part of the Ghana squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations which was hosted on his home soil. His debut match was against the Ivory Coast in the 2008 26th MTN African Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana.
He was part of the 2015 African Cup of Nations team that won a silver medal.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played on 11 May 2014.[10]
| Team | Season | Ghana Premier League |
Ghanaian FA Cup |
CAF Champions League |
Ghana Super Cup |
CAF Confederation Cup |
Other Tournaments1 |
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| Feyenoord Academy | 2005–2006 | – | – | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | – | – | |||||||||||||||
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| Asante Kotoko | 2007–2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Season | CLP-1 | Tunisian President Cup |
CAF Champions League |
Tunisian Super Cup |
CAF Confederation Cup |
Other Tournaments1 |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
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| Espérance | 2008–2009 | – | – | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010–2011 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2012–2013 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 96 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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1Continental and other competitions include:
- Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- CAF Super Cup: 2012
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
International
- As of match played on 2 February 2013.[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ghana | 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Afful best Player
- ↑ News & Events Feyenoord, Kotoko over Afful’s release
- ↑ Afful fails to land Sweden deal
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/news/2015/07/crew-sc-signs-defender-harrison-afful
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
External links
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- Profile at Football Talents
- Fifa Profile
- MTN Profile
- Harrison Afful at Soccerway
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- People from Tema
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Feyenoord Ghana players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Columbus Crew SC players
- Ghanaian expatriates in Tunisia
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
