Gilbert Koomson
Gilbert Koomson (born 9 September 1994 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football player. He is a midfielder who currently plays in the Norwegian Premier League for SK Brann and the Ghana national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Ajax Accra FC | ||
| 2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | BEC Tero Sasana | 46 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Samut Songkhram (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2013 | → Sogndal (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sogndal | 54 | (10) |
| 2018– | Brann | 58 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Ghana U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | Ghana U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ghana U23 | ||
| 2016 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015 | |||
Club career
He is a midfielder and played for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai FA Youth Cup and also being call to Ghana national under-17 football team.
Previously, he spent time in the Ajax Accra F.C. in Ghana. Stoke City called him to go on trial but he had a problem with a visa and thus was unable to earn a work permit. He came to Thailand to improve his career of professional footballer under the guidance and recommendation from BEC Tero Sasana Technical Director Peter Butler, (Ex West Ham United) who was coaching Koomson while he was guest coaching at the Manchester City academy in Accra Ghana.
Koomson went to European football when signing for Sogndal in Norway. After two seasons at Sogndal, Koomson signed for Brann ahead of the 2018-season.[1]
International career
He has represented Ghana at international level, making his debut in 2016.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 June 2020[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Samutsongkhram (loan) | 2013 | T1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 6 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 6 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| Police Tero | 2014 | T1 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 7 | ||
| Sogndal | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 62 | 11 | ||
| Brann | 2018 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 28 | ||
International career
Koomson was called up to the senior Ghana side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda in October 2016.[3] In 2016, Koomson debuted for Ghana against South Africa.
References
- "Koomson klar for Brann: Har landet på Gran Canaria" [Oomson ready for Fire: Has landed on Gran Canaria] (in Norwegian). bt.no. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Gilbert Koomson". altomfotball.no. tv2. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Gilbert Koomson, Inusah Musah called up as Avram Grant names squad for Uganda clash". myjoyonline.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.