Winful_Cobbinah
Winful Cobbinah
Ghanaian professional footballer
Winful Essau Cobbinah (born 6 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian club Petrojet, as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Winful Essau Cobbinah | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrojet | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Starke Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| BT Professionals | |||
| Tudu Mighty Jets | |||
| 2012–2014 | Hearts of Oak | 25 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Najran SC | 18 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Hearts of Oak | 25 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Tirana | 68 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Cleopatra | 31 | (0) |
| 2022– | Petrojet | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Ghana U17 | 12 | (8) | |
| Ghana U20 | 26 | (17) | |
| 2017– | Ghana | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 19 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 19 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Cobbinah began his career in his native Ghana, playing for Starke Professionals, BT Professionals and Tudu Mighty Jets, before signing for Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak in 2012.[1]
In 2014, Cobbinah signed for Saudi Arabian club Najran.[2] Cobbinah later terminated his contract at the club due to unpaid wages.[3]
In 2017, Cobbinah returned to Hearts of Oak. Cobbinah made 25 league appearances, scoring five times in his second spell at the club.[4]
On 13 July 2018, Cobbinah signed for Tirana.[5]
In October 2020, it was revealed that Cobbinah was awarded Albanian citizenship by President Ilir Meta.[6]
On Tuesday November 17, 2020, Newly promoted Egypt Premier League side Ceramica Cleopatra FC signed Ghanaian midfielder Winful Cobbinah on a free transfer after his contract with Albanian giants KF Tirana ended last month.
After representing Ghana U17 and Ghana U20,[7] Cobbinah made his senior debut for Ghana on 25 May 2017 against Benin.[8] On 16 September 2017, Cobbinah scored his first goal for Ghana, in a 1–0 win against Mali in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 2017 | Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana |  Mali | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 24 September 2017 | Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana |  Nigeria | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations |
- Tirana
- "Meet Winful Cobbinah: The Golden Boy of Accra Hearts of Oak". Ghana Fans. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- Winful Cobbinah at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Winful Cobbinah terminates contract with Al Najran, eyes move to GPL". Pulse Ghana. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Winful Cobbinah". World Football. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Press release: Hearts transfers Winful Cobbinah to KF Tirana". Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Winful's profile". TBD Management. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Ghana 1–1 Benin". ESPN. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Ghana 1–0 Mali". ESPN. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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