Cliff Akurang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford Akurang | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Chesham United | 2 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Hitchin Town | 25 | (7) |
| 2001–2005 | Thurrock | 104 | (38) |
| 2004–2006 | Heybridge Swifts | 45 | (31) |
| 2005–2006 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | (7) |
| 2007 | → Thurrock (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Histon | 19 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Barnet | 45 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Weymouth (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2010 | Thurrock | 12 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Maidenhead United | 12 | (3) |
| 2011 | Braintree Town | 14 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Chelmsford City | 33 | (10) |
| 2012 | Bishop's Stortford | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Boreham Wood | 24 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Canvey Island (dual registration) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bishop's Stortford | 31 | (11) |
| 2014 | Leiston | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | Hayes & Yeading | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Heybridge Swifts | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 14 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cliff Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is an English footballer, born to Ghanaian parents. He is currently the manager of Heybridge Swifts.
After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season – including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and in March 2009 he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday on 27 February 2011.
In July 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[1]
Honours
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Conference National: 2006–07
References
- ↑ "Chelmsford City sign Cliff Akurang and Kenny Clark". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links
- Cliff Akurang career statistics at Soccerbase
- Barnet profile
- Career Statistics at Soccerway