Wilberforce Mfum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilberforce Mfum | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Asante Kotoko | |||
| 1968 | Baltimore Bays | 5 | (4) |
| 1969–1970 | Ukrainian SC | ||
| 1970 | Ukrainian Nationals | ||
| 1971–1972 | New York Cosmos | 29 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| Ghana | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League.[1] In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta.[2] In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
National team
Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up.
References
- ↑ The Ukrainian Weekly: Sports Scene
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1970
- ↑ "Willie Mfum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 May 2013.