Bismark Ampofo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Rumark Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Inter Turku | 24 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 | |||
Bismark Ampofo, nicknamed Opoku (born 4 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, playing as a midfielder for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. He is a product of Ghanaian Rumark Football Academy.[1][2]
Club career[edit]
Inter Turku[edit]
A few weeks prior to the starting of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Ampofo moved to Finland and signed a contract with Inter Turku, on a one-year deal with an option to extend it.[3] He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 5 May 2023, in away game against SJK.[4]
After a promising start to the season, Ampofo became a regular in the starting line-up of the team, and in July 2023, his contract was extended until the end of 2025.[5][6] Ampofo scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 7 August 2023, in a 4–1 away victory against KTP.[7] He also scored the winning goal on 26 August 2023, in a 2–1 home victory against Lahti.[8] After his first season with Inter Turku, Ampofo was named The Best Player of the Season by the supporters of the club.[9][10]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 26 April 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours[edit]
Inter Turku[edit]
- Finnish League Cup: 2024
References[edit]
- ^ Ahola, Harri (3 June 2023). "Puolivahingossa Turkuun päätynyt keskikenttämies on noussut puskista päälliköksi, kun Inter porskuttaa voittojen tiellä". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ "FC Interin Ampofo viihtynyt hyvin Turussa - "Olen todella nauttinut Veikkausliigasta tähän asti"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 30 June 2023.
- ^ "VALENTIN PUROSALO JA BISMARK AMPOFO SOPIMUKSIIN INTERIN KANSSA". Inter Turku (in Finnish). 18 April 2023.
- ^ "SJK VS. INTER TURKU 2 – 1". soccerway. 5 May 2023.
- ^ Jussila, Joonas (5 July 2023). "Interin ghanalaisonnistuja jatkaa turkulaisseurassa pitkään - " Hän on noussut suuresta tuntemattomuudesta hyväksi liigapelaajaksi nopeasti"". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ "BISMARK AMPOFO JATKAA INTERISSÄ". Inter Turku (in Finnish). 5 July 2023.
- ^ Jyrkilä, Jorma (7 August 2023). "Turkulaiset potkivat päähän kunnon kundeja Kotkassa - Inter kukisti KTP:n 4-1". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish).
- ^ "Inter onnistui tiukan paikan edessä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 26 August 2023.
- ^ TOMMI JYRY PALKITTIIN ANNELIN POKAALILLA – BISMARK AMPOFO ULTRABOYZ-PELAAJAN POKAALILLA, Inter Turku, 31 October 2023
- ^ Interin kausi jätti keskinkertaisen maun, mutta onnistujiakin löytyi, aamuset.fi, 5 November 2023
- ^ B.AMPOFO, soccerway
External links[edit]
- Bismark Ampofo at Soccerway
- Bismark Ampofo at WorldFootball.net