Isaac Cofie

Isaac Cofie
Cofie, playing for Sporting Gijón in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2010 Genoa[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Genoa 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Torino (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Piacenza (loan) 21 (1)
2011–2012 → Sassuolo (loan) 36 (1)
2012–2013 Chievo 27 (2)
2013–2018 Genoa 27 (1)
2014–2015 → Chievo (loan) 18 (0)
2015–2016 → Carpi (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2019 Sporting Gijón 25 (1)
2019–2023 Sivasspor 85 (3)
2023–2024 Ümraniyespor 18 (0)
International career‡
2012 Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Isaac Cofie (born 20 September 1991)[3] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Genoa

Cofie made his Serie A debut for Genoa C.F.C. on 2 May 2010, when he came on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Alberto Zapater in a game against A.S. Bari.[4]

Torino (loan)

Cofie joined Torino on loan in the 2010–11 Serie B season.[5]

Piacenza (loan)

On 4 January 2011, Cofie's loan to Torino from Genoa CFC was pre-matured. Cofie played for Piacenza until the end of the 2010–11 Serie B season.

Sassuolo (loan)

Cofie then joined Sassuolo on loan for the 2011–12 Serie B season, where he helped Sassuolo to reach the 2011–12 Serie B promotion play-offs, but they lost 3–2 on aggregate to UC Sampdoria over a two-legged tie.

Chievo

In July 2012, Cofie signed a contract with Serie A club Chievo Verona in co-ownership deal, for €1.5 million transfer fee.[6][7] On 6 January 2013, he scored his first goal for Chievo against Atalanta (Serie A round 19). in June 2013 Genoa bought back Cofie for €5 million,[6] in cash plus player deal (€1.5M cash plus Dejan Lazarević)[8][9]

Return to Genoa

Cofie played 17 games in 2013–14 Serie A season for Genoa.

Return to Cheivo

On 28 August 2014, Cofie was signed by A.C. Chievo Verona in a temporary deal.[10]

Sporting Gijón

On 7 August 2018, Cofie moved to Spain for signing a two-year contract with Segunda División team Sporting de Gijón.[11]

Sivasspor

In July 2019, he moved to Turkish side Sivasspor.[12] On 2 July 2021, Cofie signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[13]

International career

Cofie made his debut with the Ghana national team on 8 September 2012.

Honours

Sivasspor

References

  1. ^ "Isaac Cofie". Sivasspor. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ROSA UFFICIALE PRIMAVERA 2008/09" (PDF) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Isaac Cofie – Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website".
  4. ^ "Game report by ESPN". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Risolto il prestito di Cofie". Torino FC (in Italian). 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b AC ChievoVerona Srl bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  7. ^ "Acerbi to Genoa, Cofie to Chievo". A.C. Chievo Verona. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ^ Genoa CFC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ^ "Cofie to Genoa, Lazarević to Chievo". A.C. Chievo Verona. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Official: Cofie Gialloblù again". A.C. Chievo Verona. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Isaac Cofie, nuevo refuerzo" (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Cofie, traspasado al Sivasspor" (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 17 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Isaac Cofie pens new two-year contract with Turkish Super Lig side Sivasspor". Ghana Soccer Net. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.