Kofi Kordzi (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as

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for Legon Cities. He previously played for

Accra Hearts of Oak Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its trad ...

Career

Hearts of Oak

Kordzi played for Royals FC before joining Ghana Premier League giants

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in January 2019, when he signed a three-year deal with the club after impressing on a two-week trial. He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition, on 31 March 2019, he played the full time in a 1–0 victory over Dreams FC. On 28 April 2019, he scored his debut goal in the 78th minute of a 2–0 home victory over International Allies. He also scored on 5 May 2019, after scoring the final goal in a 4–0 victory over

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. At the end of the competition he played 11 out of 12 league matches and scored 2 goals. On 17 February 2020, Kordzi was named NASCO

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after netting a brace against Bechem United including scoring a 93rd-minute goal to grant Hearts a 3–2 home victory. That season, the 2019–20 season, he played in 14 league matches and scored 6 goals before the league was cancelled due to the outbreak of the

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, ending his season as the club's top goalscorer.

Muaither

In October 2020, Kordzi joined

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i club

Muaither SC Muaither SC ( ar, نادي معيذر الرياضي) is a multi-sports club based in Muaither, Qatar. It is best known for its football department, which plays in the Qatari Second Division. History 1996–2013: Second division The club was ...

ahead of the 2020–21

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season for a reported transfer fee of $150,000, with a 20% onward transfer fee going for Hearts of Oak. On 29 November 2020 During his debut, he scored a goal in the 90th minute to help them salvage a 2–2 draw against Al Shahania. At the end of his first season with the club, he played 22 matches and scored 8 goals.

Honours

Hearts of Oak *

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: 2022 *

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* * Living people 1995 births Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Muaither SC players Ghana Premier League players Qatari Second Division players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Ghana men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub