Ebenezer Assifuah

Early career

Assifuah began his career with the Division One team Sekondi Eleven Wise where he attracted attention after scoring eight times in the Ghanaian Division One League. At the end of the 2011–12 Poly Tank Division One League season, and after his success in the games of the 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification, Assifuah was highly sought after by top teams in Ghana including Ebusua Dwarfs.

Liberty Professionals

Assifuah signed a three-year contract with premiership side Liberty Professionals. He took some time to settle at Liberty Professionals after his move from Sekondi Eleven Wise. On the 2012 Boxing Day, he rediscovered his form and scored four goals against Berekum Chelsea. Prior to the end of the African Youth Championship, Assifuah had attracted the attention scouts of Italian Serie A side Udinese, and a move was deemed likely.

Sion

After being top goal scorer at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, Assifuah moved to the Swiss side Sion signing a five-year contract. Assifuah scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League in his second game against leaders FC Basel on 28 September 2013. In the 2014–15 Swiss Cup final, he played 75 minutes of the match as Sion beat FC Basel 3–0 to win the Swiss Cup. On 1 October 2015, Assisfuah was in the headlines at Anfield after scoring the equaliser for his team in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League match against Liverpool, that was his debut goal in any European club competition. In…

Youth

Assifuah was part of the Ghana Under-20 national team during the qualification rounds for the 2013 African U-20 Championship. He scored Ghana's second goal against Uganda U20 in October 2012. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up, along with Liberty Professional teammates Kennedy Ashia and Kwame Boahene, for the Ghana Under-20 national team ahead of the 2013 tournament in Algeria. During the competition he scored in every group match game which helped push the team into the finals with Egypt and Ghana finished as runners up of the competition. With Egyptian player Kahraba he was 2nd joint top scorer of the tournament. Assifuah was a member of the Ghana U20 that took part in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. He finished the tournament as the leading goal scorer with 6 goals.

Senior

On 27 March 2016, Assifuah made his first debut for the senior Ghana national team as a starter in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tie with Mozambique that ended in a goalless draw. Later he was selected for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon, but remained on the bench throughout the tournament while his team finished in fourth place.

Assifuah sister, Gifty Assifuah is also a professional footballer.

Sion

Swiss Cup: 2014–15 Ghana U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2013 African U-20 Championship runner-up: 2013 Individual

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2013