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Career & Clubs
Inkoom began his career with Sekondi Hasaacas in his native Ghana. He later moved to Asante Kotoko SC in Ghana. On 26 April 2009, it was announced that Inkoom moved for an undisclosed fee from Asante Kotoko to FC Basel in the Swiss Super League on a three-year contract. He joined Basel's first team during their 2009–10 season under head coach Thorsten Fink. After playing in three test games, Inkoom played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Kybunpark on 12 July 2009 as Basel were defeated 0–2 by St. Gallen. At the end of the 2009–10 season he won the Double with his club. They won the League Championship title with 3 points advantage over second placed Young Boys. The team won the Swiss Cup, winning the final 6–0 against Lausanne-Sport. Inkoom scored his first league goal for Basel on 25 September 2010 in the away game in the Letzigrund as his team won 4–1 against rivals Zürich. In the 2010–11 Champions League group stage away game on 19 October 2010 Inkoom scored a goal for his team as Basel won 3–1 against Roma. On 24 January 2011 left the club. During his 18 months with the club, Inkoom played a total of 74 games for Basel scoring just those two goals. 42 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup, 19 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and nine were friendly games. Inkoom moved to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk of the Ukrainian Premier League. On 30 October 2011, in a league game against FC…
Inkoom is a former member of the Ghana national under-20 football team, the Black Satellites. He played with the team at 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda. The team emerged the winner at that tournament, he was part of the satellite side that beat Brazil in a penalty shoot out to annex the cup for Africa and Ghana for the first time in the under 20 tournament in 2009. Inkoom played his first game for the senior side, the Black Stars, on 20 November 2008 against Tunisia. He received his first start for Ghana in the World Cup qualifier against Benin on 28 March, which Ghana won 1–0. Inkoom used to be a member of the Ghana national under-17 football team, the Black Starlets. He was in the extended squad for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru. He was part of Ghana's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, helping them reach the final, where they lost in a penalty shootout against the Ivory Coast.
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- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. (2007–2007)
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- FC Basel (2009–2011)
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- Asante Kotoko F.C. (2007–2009)
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- FC Dnipro (2011–2014)
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- SC Bastia (2013–2013)
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- Platanias Chania F.C. (2014–2014)
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- D.C. United (2014–2014)
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- Houston Dynamo FC (2014–2015)
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- Boavista F.C. (2015–2016)
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- Antalyaspor (2016–)
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- Ghana national under-20 football team (2009–2009)
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- Ghana men's national football team (2008–)
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- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. (2007–2008)
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- SC Bastia (2013–2014)
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- Ghana national under-20 football team (2006–2008)
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- Ghana national under-17 football team (2004–2006)
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- Major League Soccer
- National team
- Ghana
Personal
In April 2015, it was revealed that Inkoom was sued by the landlord of the property he rented in the United States whilst playing with D.C. United for destroying the property and not paying rent.
Legacy
Asante Kotoko
Ghana Premier League: 2007–08 President's Cup: 2008 SWAG Cup: 2008 Basel
Swiss Super League: 2010 Swiss Cup: 2010 Accra Hearts of Oak
Ghanaian FA Cup: 2022 Ghana U-20
African Youth Championship: 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009 Ghana
Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010, 2015
Clubs
- Ghana men's national football team2008current
- Antalyaspor2016current
- Ghana national under-17 football team2004–2006
- Ghana national under-20 football team2006–2008
- Asante Kotoko F.C.2007–2009
- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.2007–2007
- Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.2007–2008
- FC Basel2009–2011
- Ghana national under-20 football team2009–2009
- FC Dnipro2011–2014
- SC Bastia2013–2013
- SC Bastia2013–2014
- D.C. United2014–2014
- Houston Dynamo FC2014–2015
- Platanias Chania F.C.2014–2014
- Boavista F.C.2015–2016
Played together with
A. J. DeLaGarzaHouston Dynamo FC · 2017–2019
Aaron AppindangoyéBoavista F.C. · 2015–2015
Abdelkrim MerrySC Bastia · 1974–1980
Abdülkadir ÖmürAntalyaspor · 2025–2026
Adalberto CarrasquillaHouston Dynamo FC · 2021
Adam BuksaAntalyaspor · 2023–2024
Adam LundqvistHouston Dynamo FC
Adama TraoréFC Basel · 2015
Ade AkinbiyiHouston Dynamo FC · 2009–2009
Adil RamiBoavista F.C. · 2020–2021
Admir MehmediAntalyaspor · 2022–2023- Adrian KnupFC Basel · 1986–1988
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Identifiers & aliases
Samuel Inkoom is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who plays as a defender. Between 2008 and 2014, he made 44 appearances scoring 1 goal for the Ghana national team. He has played in teams based in 9 countries, namely Switzerland, Ukraine, France, Greece, United States of America, Portugal, Turkey, Bulgaria and latest in Georgia.
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