Friday, 6 June 2014

BRIEF PROFILE OF SAMUEL INKOOM






Samuel Inkoom (born 1 June 1989) is currently playing as a defender for Greek club Platanias on loan from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Inkoom has represented the Ghana national team since 2008. He is a former student of Apam Senior high school in the Central Region.

Inkoom began his Youth career at Junior Juventus Academy before moving to Windy professionals just after completing secondary school in 2004 before joining Sekondi Hasaacas.  He then moved to Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko in 2008 and On 26 April 2009 he moved for an undisclosed fee from Asante Kotoko to FC Basel in the Swiss Super League on a three-year contract. He was a member of their double trophy winning team in 2010.

On 23 January 2011 Inkoom moved to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In February 2013 Inkoom moved to Bastia for the rest of the 2013-14 season. The following season Inkoom again moved on six-month loan, this time to Platanias in January 2014. 

International
The right defender is a former member of the Black Satellites. He played with the team at 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda. The team emerged the winner at that tournament 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, formerly, was a member of the Black Starlets. He was in the extended squad for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru but failed to make the cut. Inkoom likes to be in the number 2 Jersey. Same Jersey number he will be in at the World Cup. He will be making his second World Cup appearance after making his first in 2010.

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