Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer

Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer (born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Mainz 05. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team.

Early and personal life Königsdörffer was born in Berlin to a Ghanaian father and a German-Guadeloupean mother.

Club career Dynamo Dresden Königsdörffer played youth football for Minerva Berlin, SCC Berlin and Hertha BSC before joining the youth setup at Dynamo Dresden in the summer of 2019. Königsdörffer made his debut for Dresden as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to 1. FC Nürnberg. In February 2020, Königsdörffer signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Dresden, lasting until 2022. He appeared 7 times for the club during the 2019–20 season as they finished bottom of the 2. Bundesliga and were relegated to the 3. Liga.

On 29 October 2020, his contract was further extended to 2023, before scoring his first competitive goal two days later in a 3–0 victory over SV Meppen. After providing the assist for Dresden's first goal in first-half stoppage time, he converted a Christoph Daferner cross to put Dresden 2–0 up in the 59th minute. but returned to first-team action for a 2–0 victory over Viktoria Köln on 8 May 2021. with Königsdörffer having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances across the 2020–21 season.

Hamburger SV On 28 June 2022, it was announced that Königsdörffer had signed for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a four-year contract for a fee of €1.2 million.

Mainz 05 On 20 May 2026, Königsdörffer moved to Mainz 05.

International career Being born to a Ghanaian father and a German-Guadeloupean mother, Königsdörffer was able to choose to represent either the countries at international level.

In July 2022, the president of the Ghana FA, Kurt Okraku, announced that Königsdörffer was one of the few players that had officially switched allegiances to represent the Ghanaian senior national team internationally. He debuted with Ghana as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Nicaragua on 27 September 2022. He was however excluded from Ghana's 2022 World Cup squad, declaring himself "disappointed".

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