Joel Kojo (russian: Джоэл Коджо; born 21 August 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Dinamo Samarqand FC Dinamo Samarqand ( uz, Динамо Самарқанд Футбол Клуби, tg, script=Latn, Dastai Futboli Dinamo Samarqand) is an Uzbek professional football club, based in city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Currently it plays in Uzbekistan ...

. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Career

Club

Alay

Kojo finished the 2018 season as the clubs, and the leagues, top scorer, with 26 goals.

Dordoi Bishkek

On 11 January 2022, Dordoi Bishkek announced the signing of Kojo to a one-year contract. Kojo finished the 2022 season as the clubs top scorer, netting 10 goals in the League and once in the Kyrgyzstan Super Cup. On 24 January 2023, Dordoi Bishkek announce the departure of Kojo following the expiration of his contract the previous November.

Dinamo Samarqand

On 27 February 2023,

announced the signing of Kojo to a one-year contract. On 29 March 2023, Kojo scored a

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for Dinamo Samarqand in their 3–0 victory over Navbahor Namangan-2.

International

On 18 May 2023, Kojo was called up to the

Kyrgyzstan national football team The Kyrgyzstan national football team ( ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын улуттук курама командасы (''Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn uluttuk kurama komandasy''); russian: Сборная Кыргызской Респ� ...

for the first time as part of their

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squad. On 16 June 2023, Kojo made his debut for Kyrgyzstan, coming on as a 58th minute substitute for Atay Dzhumashev in a 5–1 defeat to

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Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2023''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Alay * Kyrgyzstan Cup: 2020 * Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 2018 Dordoi Bishkek * Kyrgyz Premier League:

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* Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 2021, 2022 Individual * Kyrgyz Premier League top-goalscorer: 2018

References

External links

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PFL.uz Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kojo, Joel 1998 births Living people Footballers from Accra Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian emigrants to Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani people of Ghanaian descent Men's association football forwards FC Alay players FC Dordoi Bishkek players FK Dinamo Samarqand players Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Pro League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan 2023 AFC Asian Cup players