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Samuel Inkoom (born 1 June 1989) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.[2] Between 2008 and 2014 he made 44 appearances scoring 1 goal for the Ghana national team. He has played in teams based in 9 different countries, namely Switzerland, Ukraine, France, Greece, United States of America, Portugal, Turkey, Bulgaria and latest in Georgia.

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Samuel Inkoom

Inkoom with Dnipro in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Inkoom[1]
Date of birth	(1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1999–2000	Junior Juventus Academy
2000–2007	Windy Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Sekondi Hasaacas
2008–2009	Asante Kotoko	26	(7)
2009–2011	Basel	43	(1)
2011–2014	Dnipro	27	(0)
2013	→ Bastia (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Platanias (loan)	15	(0)
2014	D.C. United	2	(0)
2015–2016	Boavista	8	(0)
2016	Antalyaspor	15	(0)
2017	Vereya	12	(0)
2019	Dunav Ruse	18	(0)
2020	Samtredia	14	(1)
2021–2022	Torpedo Kutaisi	25	(1)
2022	Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.	10	(2)
National team‡
2009	Ghana U20	6	(0)
2008–2015	Ghana	44	(1)
Honours  Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Team FIFA U-20 World Cup U–20 World Cup Team Africa U-20 Cup of Nations CAF U20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2015

Club career

Inkoom began his career with Sekondi Hasaacas in his native Ghana.[3] He later moved to Asante Kotoko SC in Ghana.

On 26 April 2009, he moved for an undisclosed fee from Asante Kotoko to FC Basel in the Swiss Super League on a three-year contract.[4][5][6] He made his Basel debut in a 2–0 defeat to FC St. Gallen on 12 July 2009, at the AFG Arena.[7] He was a member of their double trophy winning team in 2010.[8][9]

On 23 January 2011 Inkoom moved to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk of the Ukrainian Premier League. On 30 October 2011, in a league game against FC Karpaty Lviv, Inkoom received a yellow card for taking his shirt off while leaving the pitch to be substituted by Yevhen Shakhov. This was Inkoom's second yellow card of the game and he received a red card and Shakhov could not come on.[10] His side were able to hold out for the 2–0 away win though.[11]

In February 2013 Inkoom moved to Bastia of the French Ligue 1 for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[12] The following season Inkoom again moved on six-month loan, this time to Greek side Platanias in January 2014.[13]

In September 2014, Inkoom signed with D.C. United of Major League Soccer on a free transfer. Personal terms were not disclosed.[14]

On 8 December 2014, Inkoom was traded to Houston Dynamo along with Joe Willis, in exchange for Andrew Driver and a fourth-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick. However, he did not sign with the club.[15]

On 11 June 2015, Inkoom joined Boavista of the Portuguese Primeira Liga on a three-year-deal.[16]

On 6 January 2016, Inkoom signed a contract with Turkish-side Antalyaspor.[17]

On 24 February 2017, Inkoom joined Bulgarian club FC Vereya.[18] He made his debut for the team in match against Ludogorets Razgrad for the Bulgarian First League on 26 February 2017.[19] He left the team in June when his contract expired.[20] On 23 June 2017, the Bulgarian Football Union banned Inkoom for one year following a legal notice from FIFA that he had caused damages to a real estate worth 65 316 USD while he was playing for D.C. United.[21][22]

International career

Inkoom is a former member of the Black Satellites. He played with the team at 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda.[23] The team emerged the winner at that tournament,[24] he was part of the satellite side that beat Brazil in a penalty shoot out to annex the cup for Africa and Ghana for the first time in the under 20 tournament in 2009. Inkoom played his first game for the senior side, the Black Stars, on 20 November 2008 against Tunisia.[25]

He received his first start for Ghana in the World Cup qualifier against Benin on 28 March, which Ghana won 1–0. Inkoom used to be a member of the Black Starlets.[26] He was in the extended squad for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[27] He was part of Ghana's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations campaign,[28] helping them reach the final, where they lost in a penalty shootout against the Ivory Coast.

Personal life

In April 2015, it was revealed that Inkoom was sued by the landlord of the property he rented in the United States whilst playing with D.C. United for destroying the property and not paying rent.[29]

Honours

Asante Kotoko

• Ghana Premier League: 2007–08
• President's Cup: 2008
• SWAG Cup: 2008[30]

Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2010[8]
• Swiss Cup: 2010[9]

Accra Hearts of Oak

• Ghanaian FA Cup: 2022[31]

Ghana U-20

• African Youth Championship: 2009[4][24]
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009[4]

Ghana

• Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010, 2015

References

External links

• Official website
• Samuel Inkoom at Soccerway
• Samuel Inkoom at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Samuel Inkoom

Samuel Eboue Inkoom (* 1. Juni 1989 in Sekondi-Takoradi) ist ein ghanaischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Samuel Inkoom

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[es] Samuel Inkoom

Samuel Inkoom (Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, 1 de junio de 1989) es un futbolista ghanés. Juega de defensa y su equipo es el Accra Hearts of Oak S. C. de la Liga Premier de Ghana.[1]

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[fr] Samuel Inkoom

Samuel Eboue Inkoom, né le 1er juin 1989 à Sékondi, est un footballeur international ghanéen évoluant au poste de latéral droit au Torpedo Koutaïssi.

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[it] Samuel Inkoom

Samuel Eboue Inkoom (Sekondi-Takoradi, 22 agosto 1989) è un calciatore ghanese, difensore dell'Hearts of Oak.

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[ru] Инкум, Самуэль

Са́муэль И́нкум (англ. Samuel Inkoom; 1 июня 1989, Секонди-Такоради, Гана) — ганский футболист, защитник болгарского клуба «Дунав». Выступал в национальной сборной Ганы.

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