Samuel Ofori (born 23 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Safa.

Career

Ofori previously played for

Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League. Hist ...

and

Medeama SC Medeama Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Tarkwa, Western Region. The club currently competes in the Ghana Premier League. The club was formerly known as Kessben F.C. before changing its name to Medeama Sporting C ...

. In January 2021, he was sent on a season-long loan deal to Western Region-based club

Karela United Karela United FC is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Aiyinase, Ellembele District, Western Region. The club competed in the 2019 Ghanaian Normalisation Cup Competition. Karela plays their home matches at the CAM Park. History ...

. He played 5 league matches and scored 1 goal in the

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season before the league was put on hold and later cancelled due to the

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. He featured for Karela during the first round of the

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. On 15 November 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against

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with

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scoring the other goal. Ofori joined Lebanese Premier League side Safa in August 2022.

Honours

Safa *

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runner-up:

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* Living people 1996 births Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Medeama S.C. players Karela United FC players Safa SC players Ghana Premier League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub