Ellia Kofi Junior
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ebusua Dwarfs
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Ebusua Dwarfs 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2021

Ellia Kofi Junior (born 7 March 2004) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ghana Premier League side Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs.[1]

Career

Kofi started his senior career with Ebusua Dwarfs in October 2020 ahead of the 2020–21 season.[2] On 12 December 2020, he made his Ebusua Dwarfs debut as 76th-minute substitute, replacing Obed Bentum during a 1–0 Ghana Premier League loss to Medeama at Cape Coast Sports Stadium.[3] His first start came on 31 January 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Aduana Stars.[4] On 3 March 2021, after putting up an impressive performance to guarantee a 2–1 home victory for Dwarfs, he was adjudged the man of the match.[1]

On 24 April 2021, Kofi scored his first senior goal in a league match against Great Olympics by scoring the second goal in the first half as Ebusua Dwarfs won 4–1.[5][6] He was substituted in the 90th minute to make way for Jindo Morishita. After breaking through the squad in the first round of the season, he went on to start in the 10 of the final 17 matches and ended the season with 22 league appearances and one goal and three assists.[2] At the end of the season, he was reportedly set to go for trials at Belgian Jupiler Pro League side KAA Gent from 1 September 2021 to 31 October 2021.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Ebusua Dwarfs midfielder Ellia Kofi Jnr. wins MVP award in home win against AshantiGold". GhanaSoccernet. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Elliah Junior Kofi - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Match Report of Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs vs Medeama SC - 2020-12-12 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Match Report of Aduana Stars FC vs Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs - 2021-01-31 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (24 April 2021). "GHPL: Ebusua Dwarfs 4-1 Great Olympics - Ruthless Crabs hammer 'Dade Boys'". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Week 21 Match Report - Ebusua Dwarfs 4-1 Great Olympics". GhanaSoccernet. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Adams, Nuhu (17 August 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Ebusua Dwarfs wonderkid Elia Kofi Junior set for KAA Gent trials in Belgium". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.


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