Michael Akuffu
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Full name | Michael Akuffu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 December 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder / Right-Back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Asante Kotoko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feyenoord Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Feyenoord Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | → ASEC Mimosas (loan) | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → FC PoPa (loan) | 32 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Asante Kotoko | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Ghana U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Ghana Olympic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Ghana | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Akuffu (born 18 December 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national football team.
Club career
Akuffu began his club career with Ghana Football Leagues club Feyenoord Ghana.[1] Akuffu is a defensive midfielder and right-back who enjoyed regular berth on loan to ASEC Mimosas. After 1 year at ASEC Mimosas Akuffu rejoined Feyenoord Ghana, and in July 2009 Akuffu went on trial at Finnish club FC PoPa. After the trial Akuffu signed a loan agreement until the end of the Finnish season.[2] In the first 2 matches of FC PoPa Akuffu he already made a good impression by scoring 2 goals in 2 matches.[3] In December 2010, Akuffu joined Asante Kotoko.[4]
International career
In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited Akuffu to be a part of the Ghana national football team squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[5] Akuffu helped the Ghana national football team team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one.[6] Akuffu was part of the Ghana national football team squad that finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.
Honours
Club
- Ghana Premier League Winner: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Ghanaian FA Cup: Runner-up 2012–13, Winner 2013–14
- Ghana Super Cup Winner: 2012–13
National Team
- WAFU Nations Cup Winner: 2013
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2014
References
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- ↑ FC PoPa – Michael Akuffu. fcpopa.fi
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football fullbacks
- Expatriate footballers in Ivory Coast
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Ghanaian expatriates in Ivory Coast
- Feyenoord Ghana players
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- Ghana Premier League players
- WAFU Nations Cup players
- African Nations Championship players
- 2014 African Nations Championship