Augustine Ahinful

Augustine Ahinful
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-11-30) 30 November 1974
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Second striker
Youth career
–1991 Assin Fosu Soccer Missionaries
1991–1993 Goldfields Obuasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Assin Fosu Soccer Missionaries
1991–1993 Goldfields Obuasi (12)
1993–1994 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
1993–1994 → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 3 (0)
1994–1998 Grasshoppers 41 (2)
1994–1996 → SC Kriens (loan) 62 (24)
1998–1999 União de Leiria (6)
1998 → Venezia (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2000 Boavista 10 (1)
2000–2003 Ankaragücü 80 (42)
2003–2005 Trabzonspor 27 (1)
2005–2008 Ankaragücü 23 (2)
Total 264 (90)
International career
1994–2003 Ghana 20 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Augustine Ahinful (born 30 November 1974) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a second striker, notably for Ankaragücü in the Süper Lig.[1]. He is a Product of Ghana Secondary Technical School(Takoradi).

Club career

Ahinful was born in Accra. He was the Ghana Premier League topscorer on 1992–93 season with Goldfield Obuasi.[2] He played for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, Grasshoppers in Switzerland, União de Leiria and Boavista in Portugal, Venezia in Italy, Ankaragücü and Trabzonspor in Turkey.

International career

Ahinful made several appearance for the Ghana national team. He participated in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] 1996 Summer Olympics[4] and in the 2000 African Cup of Nations.

In 2013 , he claimed that he had refused an approach to play for Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first time the nation had qualified, after being asked to pay a bribe.[5]

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor

References

  1. ^ "AUGUSTİNE AHİNFUL". TFF. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Ghana Soccer League". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ Augustine Ahinful – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Augustine Ahinful Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  5. ^ "I refused to pay bribe for 2006 World Cup place - Gargo". My Joy Online. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.


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