Gilbert Koomson
Koomson in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Sandefjord
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Ajax Accra FC
2011 BEC Tero Sasana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 BEC Tero Sasana 46 (7)
2013 → Samut Songkhram (loan) 12 (6)
2013 → Sogndal (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Sogndal 56 (10)
2018–2020 Brann 72 (11)
2020–2021 Kasımpaşa 22 (0)
2021–2023 Bodø/Glimt 20 (1)
2022 → Aalesund (loan) 10 (1)
2023– Sandefjord 25 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Ghana U16 7 (2)
2011 Ghana U17 3 (0)
2015 Ghana U23
2016 Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2015

Gilbert Koomson (born 9 September 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eliteserien club Sandefjord.

Club career

Koomson was born in Accra, Ghana. He played for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai FA Youth Cup and also being call to Ghana national under-17 team.

Previously, he spent time in the Ajax Accra F.C. in Ghana. Stoke City called him to go on trial but he had a problem with a visa and thus was unable to earn a work permit. He came to Thailand to improve his career of professional footballer under the guidance and recommendation from BEC Tero Sasana Technical Director Peter Butler, (Ex West Ham United) who was coaching Koomson while he was guest coaching at the Manchester City academy in Accra Ghana.

Koomson went to European football when signing for Sogndal in Norway. After two seasons at Sogndal, Koomson signed for Brann ahead of the 2018 season.[1]

International career

Koomson was called up to the senior Ghana side for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in October 2016.[2] In 2016, Koomson debuted for Ghana against South Africa.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 November 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Samutsongkhram (loan) 2013 Thai League 1 12600—126
Sogndal (loan) 2013 Eliteserien 7000—70
Police Tero 2014 Thai League 1 26600—266
2015 20100—201
Total 46700—467
Sogndal 2016 Eliteserien 28330—313
2017 28731—318
Total 561061—6211
Brann 2018 Eliteserien 30120—321
2019 2522020292
2020 17800—178
Total 721140207811
Kasımpaşa 2020–21 Süper Lig 22010—230
Bodø/Glimt 2021 Eliteserien 61102091
2022 14053130323
Total 20163150414
Aalesund (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 1010000101
Total 1010000101
Career total 2463617317028039

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Koomson klar for Brann: Har landet på Gran Canaria" [Oomson ready for Fire: Has landed on Gran Canaria] (in Norwegian). bt.no. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gilbert Koomson, Inusah Musah called up as Avram Grant names squad for Uganda clash". myjoyonline.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gilbert Koomson". altomfotball.no. tv2. Retrieved 22 July 2019.


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