John Cofie

John Cofie
Personal information
Full name John Erzuah Cofie[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993
Place of birth Aboso, Ghana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 AFC Telford United
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)
National team‡
2010 England U17 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 30 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:31, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

John Erzuah Cofie (born 21 January 1993) is a footballer who currently plays for AFC Telford United. 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]

Career statistics

As of 19 July 2013[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2011–12 000000000000
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2011–12 133––––133
Manchester United 2012–13 00000000–00
Total 000000000000
Sheffield United (loan) 2012–13 1621000–10182
Notts County (loan) 2012–13 71––––71
Barnsley 2013–14 000000000000
Molde 2014 000000000000
Crawley Town 2014–15 10––––10
Total 100000000010
Career total 37610000010396

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/17/george-green-ossett-everton-oldham-tranmere
  3. 1 2 3 4 "John Cofie - Player Profile". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Burnley warn Liverpool over Cofie". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 November 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Man Utd capture 14-year-old Cofie". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 9 November 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Blades boss wins over Fergie to get Manchester United’s John Cofie". The Star. Sheffield: Johnston Publishing. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Cofie on the go". UTB - Matchday Magazine. 1 September 2012. p. 31.
  8. ↑ Marshall, Adam (3 January 2013). "Duo return from loans". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Adam (8 February 2013). "Cofie joins County on loan". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Dixon, Jamie (8 February 2013). "Man Utd Striker Arrives On Loan". NottsCountyFC.co.uk (Notts County FC). Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Cofie goes back to Red Devils". Football 365. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Veseli heads list of released United players". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Cofie Joins Reds". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley FC. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley release defender Bobby Hassell after 10 years". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Molde signerer John Cofie" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "To spillere har forlatt Molde" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "John Cofie: Crawley Town sign ex-Manchester United trainee". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "I'll repay Wrexham AFC faith says striker John Cofie". http://www.dailypost.co.uk/. Daily Post. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  19. ↑ "AFC Telford bring in ex-United man John Cofie". Shropshire Star. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  20. ↑ John Cofie career statistics at Soccerbase

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