John Cofie

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John Cofie
Personal information
Full name John Erzuah Cofie[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Aboso, Ghana
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Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007 Burnley
2007–2010 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Manchester United 0 (0)
2012 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 13 (3)
2012–2013 → Sheffield United (loan) 16 (2)
2013 → Notts County (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 Barnsley 0 (0)
2014–2015 Molde 0 (0)
2014 → Molde 2 9 (5)
2015 Crawley Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 Wrexham 2 (0)
2016 AFC Telford United 22 (4)
International career‡
2010 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:31, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

John Erzuah Cofie (born 21 January 1993) is a footballer. He began his career with Burnley and moved to Manchester United for a fee of £1m at 14[2] but failed to make the break into the first team. Following loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Sheffield United and Notts County he was released by United, joining Barnsley on a free transfer. Born in Aboso, Ghana, Cofie moved to England at a young age and has been capped by England at Under-17 level.

Career

Manchester United

Cofie began his football career as a junior player with Burnley.[3] After Burnley rejected a £250,000 bid from Liverpool for Cofie in November 2007,[4] he refused to return to training with the club. After further interest from Chelsea, Cofie was signed by Manchester United in November 2007[5] and joined their Academy in July 2009.[3] After signing professional terms with United in 2010, he continued to play for the youth side and looked to break through into the reserve side.[3]

In 2012, he was loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp to gain first-team experience.[3] The following summer, Cofie signed a one–year loan deal with League One side Sheffield United for the 2012–13 season.[6] After making his debut in the opening game of the season against Shrewsbury Town, Cofie scored his first goal for the club a week later at Colchester United.[7] On 3 January 2013, it was revealed that Cofie had returned to Manchester United, despite having expressed a desire to see out the season with the Blades.[8]

In February 2013, Cofie joined another League One side, Notts County, on an month's loan.[9][10] Cofie scored on his debut, in a 1–1 draw with Crewe Alexandra, but his deal was not extended and he returned to United in March having made seven appearances for County.[11] After failing to break through into their first team, Cofie was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2012–13 season.[12]

Barnsley

Available on a free transfer, Cofie signed a one-year deal with Championship side Barnsley on 19 July 2013.[13] Cofie was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.[14]

Molde

On 9 August 2014, Cofie signed a contract with Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[15]

He was released in January 2015 after not making a single first team appearance for the club.[16] He played 9 games for the reserve side in the Norwegian 2nd Division (third level), scoring 5 goals.

Return to England with Crawley Town

Cofie signed for Crawley Town on a one-month contract on 25 March 2015.[17]

Wrexham

Cofie signed for Wrexham on non-contract terms on 25 November 2015.[18]

AFC Telford United

Cofie moved to AFC Telford United in the National League North in January 2016.[19] He was released at the end of the season.

Career statistics

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As of 19 July 2013[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2011–12 13 3 – – – – 13 3
Manchester United 2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2012–13 16 2 1 0 0 0 – 1 0 18 2
Notts County (loan) 2012–13 7 1 – – – – 7 1
Barnsley 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Molde 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crawley Town 2014–15 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 37 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 6

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield and Football League Trophy

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/17/george-green-ossett-everton-oldham-tranmere
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  20. ↑ John Cofie career statistics at Soccerbase

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