Augustine Arhinful, sometimes spelled Ahinful (born 30 November 1974, in Accra) is a former Ghanaian football (soccer) player who last played for Ankaragücü in Turkish Super Lig.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Augustine Ahinful | ||
Date of birth | (1974-11-30) 30 November 1974 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Second striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1993 | Goldfields Obuasi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
1994–1998 | Grasshopper Zurich | 41 | (2) |
1994–1996 | →SC Kriens (loan) | 62 | (24) |
1998–1999 | União Desportiva de Leiria | 15 | (6) |
1998 | →Venezia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Boavista | 10 | (1) |
2000–2003 | Ankaragücü | 80 | (42) |
2003–2005 | Trabzonspor | 27 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Ankaragücü | 23 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
1995–2000 | Ghana | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:32, 6 September 2008 (UTC) |
He played for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, Grasshoppers in Switzerland, União Desportiva de Leiria and Boavista in Portugal, Venezia in Italy, Ankaragücü and Trabzonspor in Turkey.
He was the Ghana Premier League topscorer on 1992–93 season with Goldfield Obuasi.[3]
Ahinful made several appearance for the Ghana national football team. He participated in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[4] 1996 Summer Olympics[5] and in the 2000 African Cup of Nations.
Trabzonspor
Ghana men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Ghana squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Ghana Premier League top scorers | |
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