Ebenezer Assifuah

Ebenezer Kofi Assifuah-Inkoom (born 3 July 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SportPesa Premier League club Gor Mahia F.C.

Before moving to Swiss club Sion, he played for Liberty Professionals in his home country of Ghana. Assifuah has been described as a striker with power and scoring ability. Although he naturally is right-footed, he has successfully used his left foot.

Assifuah is a former Ghana international. At youth level, he played for the Ghana U20s. In 2016, he won this first cap for the Ghana national team, and was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Early career Assifuah began his career with the Division One team Sekondi Eleven Wise where he attracted attention after scoring eight times in the Ghanaian Division One League.

At the end of the 2011–12 Poly Tank Division One League season, and after his success in the games of the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification, Assifuah was highly sought after by top teams in Ghana including Ebusua Dwarfs.

Liberty Professionals Assifuah signed a three-year contract with premiership side Liberty Professionals. Prior to the end of the African Youth Championship, Assifuah had attracted the attention scouts of Italian Serie A side Udinese, and a move was deemed likely.

Sion After being top goal scorer at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, Assifuah moved to the Swiss side Sion signing a five-year contract. Assifuah scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League in his second game against leaders FC Basel on 28 September 2013. In the 2014–15 Swiss Cup final, he played 75 minutes of the match as Sion beat FC Basel 3–0 to win the Swiss Cup.

On 1 October 2015, Assisfuah was in the headlines at Anfield after scoring the equaliser for his team in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League match against Liverpool, that was his debut goal in any European club competition.

In 2017, he left the club after playing for the club for four years.

Le Havre Assifuah joined Le Havre on 18 January 2017 and signed a three-and-half-year deal. In June 2020, he left club after playing a total of 68 matches in all competitions for the club amid several injuries whilst playing for the Ligue 2 side.

Pau On 5 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Pau . He signed for the club upon the request of new coach Didier Tholot, whom he played under at Sion in Switzerland between 2014 and 2016. In July 2022, Assifuah's contract with Pau terminated and both parties decided to path ways.

Kedah Darul Aman On 6 January 2023, Assifuah joined Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman, signing a two-year contract. After nearly a year at the club, he make his debut on 24 May 2024 in a league match against Perak. Assifuah scored his first goal which resulted in a hat-trick during the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup match against Bukit Tambun in a 5–0 win on 14 June 2024.

International career

Youth Assifuah was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the 2013 African U-20 Championship. He scored Ghana's second goal against Uganda U20 in October 2012. During the competition he scored in every group match game which helped push the team into the finals with Egypt and Ghana finished as runners up of the competition. With Egyptian player Kahraba he was 2nd joint top scorer of the tournament.

Assifuah was a member of the Ghana U20 that took part in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. He finished the tournament as the leading goal scorer with 6 goals.

Senior On 27 March 2016, Assifuah made his first debut for the senior Ghana national team as a starter in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tie with Mozambique that ended in a goalless draw. Later he was selected for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon, but remained on the bench throughout the tournament while his team finished in fourth place.

Personal life Assifuah sister, Gifty Assifuah is also a professional footballer.

Honours Sion Swiss Cup: 2014–15 Ghana U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2013 African U-20 Championship runner-up: 2013 Individual FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2013