Harrison Afful

Affulinho
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Personal information
Full nameHarrison Afful[1]
Date of birth(1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 27)
Place of birthKumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubEspérance Sportive de Tunis
Number26
Youth career
Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2009Feyenoord Academy148(7)
2007–2009→ Asante Kotoko (loan)68(3)
2009–Espérance Sportive de Tunis76(6)
National team‡
2008–Ghana41(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014

Harrison Afful (born 24 June 1986 in Kumasi), commonly known simply as Affulinho, is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Tunisia, and the Ghana national team.[2]

Club career

Affulinho 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]

Affulinho 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 Affulinho came on as a substitute in the second leg, scoring the game's only goal to win the continental title against Wydad Casablanca.[6]

International career

Ghana national team

Affulinho 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.[7]

2008 African Cup of Nations

Affulinho 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.

International appearances and goals

Affulinho: International appearances and goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionGoal
1.9 February 2008Kumasi Sports Stadium, KumasiIvory Coast4–2
Win
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
2.26 March 2008Craven Cottage, LondonMexico1–2
Loss
Friendly
3.1 June 2008Kumasi Sports Stadium, KumasiLibya3–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
4.8 June 2008Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinLesotho3–2
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
5.14 June 2008Stade Omar Bongo, LibrevilleGabon0–2
Loss
2010 World Cup qualification
6.22 June 2008Accra Sports Stadium, AccraGabon2–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
7.5 September 2008June 11 Stadium, TripoliLibya0–1
Loss
2010 World Cup qualification
8.11 October 2008Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-TakoradiLesotho3–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
9.7 June 2009Stade 26 mars, BamakoMali2–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
10.20 June 2009Al Merreikh Stadium, OmdurmanSudan2–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
11.6 September 2009Accra Sports Stadium, AccraSudan2–0
Win
2010 World Cup qualification
12.11 October 2009Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouBenin0–1
Loss
2010 World Cup qualification
13.5 January 2010Mavuso Sports Centre, ManziniMalawi0–0
Draw
Friendly
14.15 January 2010Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, CabindaIvory Coast1–3
Loss
2010 Africa Cup of Nations
15.11 August 2010FNB Stadium, JohannesburgSouth Africa0–1
Loss
Friendly
16.1 June 2012Kumasi Sports Stadium, KumasiLesotho7–0
Win
2014 World Cup qualification
  • Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.

Statistics

Club

As of match played on 11 May 2014.[8]
TeamSeasonGhana Premier
League		Ghanaian
FA Cup		CAF Champions
League		Ghana
Super Cup		CAF
Confederation Cup		Other
Tournaments1		Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsA yellow cardA red card
Feyenoord Academy2005–2006––
2006–2007––
Total
Asante Kotoko2007–2008
2008–2009
Total
TeamSeasonCLP-1Tunisian
President Cup		CAF Champions
League		Tunisian
Super Cup		CAF
Confederation Cup		Other
Tournaments1		Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsA yellow cardA red card
Espérance2008–2009––
2009–201019210129320
2010–201117011128140
2011–20121601102029020
2012–201317310027340
2013–20142744231610
Total969
Career Total

1Continental and other competitions include:

International

As of match played on 2 February 2013.[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana2008100
200970
201030
201100
201250
201350
Total300

Honours

Club

Asante Kotoko
Espérance ST
  • Tunisian League (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Tunisian President Cup (1): 2011
  • CAF Champions League (1): 2011
CAF Champions League Runner-up: 2010

Country

Ghana
  • Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up: 2010
Africa Cup of Nations Third place: 2008

Individual

References

  1. Jump up ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 17. Retrieved 11 June 2014. 
  2. Jump up ^ Esperance Profile
  3. Jump up ^ Afful best Player
  4. Jump up ^ News & Events Feyenoord, Kotoko over Afful’s release
  5. Jump up ^ Afful fails to land Sweden deal
  6. Jump up ^ "Esperance crowned African champions with win over Wydad". BBC Sport. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011. 
  7. Jump up ^ "Ghana 1-2 Mexico". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN Soccernet. March 26, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2012. 
  8. Jump up ^ "Harrison Afful". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 
  9. Jump up ^ "Afful, Harrison". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 

External links


 
Ghana squads
Ghana squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place
Ghana squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up
Ghana squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place
Ghana squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
Espérance Sportive de Tunis – current squad
  • 1 Ben Cherifia
  • 2 Arfaoui
  • 3 Zouagi
  • 4 Ragued
  • 5 C. Dhaouadi
  • 6 Yahia
  • 7 Chehoudi
  • 8 Mhirsi
  • 9 Akaïchi
  • 11 Belaïli
  • 12 Chemmam
  • 13 Aouadhi
  • 14 Jouini
  • 15 Gharsallaoui
  • 16 Jmal
  • 17 Derbali
  • 18 N'Djeng
  • 19 Mouelhi
  • 20 Ben Mansour
  • 21 Traoui
  • 22 Naoura
  • 23 Clottey
  • 24 Abdi
  • 25 Hosni
  • 26 Afful
  • 27 Ben Salem
  • 28 Nefzi
  • 29 Hichri
  • 30 Msakni
  • Manager: Kanzari

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