Kofi Agbesimah

Kofi Agbesimah (born 18 February 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Ghanaian Premier League side Bechem United F.C.[1][2]

Career

Agbesimah started his career with Bechem United F.C in 2018 and he made his debut for the club in the 2018 Ghana Premier League.[2] He made his debut on 16 March 2018, in a 3–0 loss to International Allies.[3] He made 12 league matches and scored a goal before the league was cancelled due to the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose. On 23 May 2018, he scored his debut goal against Liberty Professionals even though they lost the match by 2–1.[4][5] He made 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, he made 12 appearances and scored a goal.[2]

In 2019, Agbesimah continued to enjoy game time as he began to play a more prominent role in the team. Before the league was truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he played all 15 league matches.[2] His role as the key central defender for the club became more obvious during the 2020–21 season of which he threw a challenge to Asante Kotoko and stated that the Brazilian playmaker Fabio Gama had no chance against their defence.[6][1] On 9 May 2021, he scored his first goal of the season against Karela United in a match that saw the club lose through to goals from Diawisie Taylor and Reginald Thompson.[7][8]

References
  1. Adamu, Chief Siedu (7 April 2021). "Bechem United defender Kofi Agbesimah dares Fabio Gama in Cliffhanger clash against Asante Kotoko". 442 GH. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. "Agbesimah Kofi - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Bechem United FC - 2018-03-16 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (23 May 2018). "Results and scorers on match day 13". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Bechem United FC vs Liberty Professionals FC - 2018-05-23 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. "You can score against Eleven Wonders not Bechem United - Agbesimah tells Fabio Gama". GhanaWeb. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (9 May 2021). "GHPL: Karela United ends five-game winless run to defeat Bechem Utd 2-1". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. "Match Report of Karela United FC vs Bechem United FC - 2021-05-09 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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