Prince Ato Bilson

Prince Ato Bilson (born 1 June 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1][2]

Prince Ato Bilson
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 WAFA
Number 1
Youth career
WAFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– WAFA 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2021

Career

Bilson started his career with West African Football Academy in January 2018.[1] On 6 May 2018, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Wa All Stars after he was brought on in the 90th minute to replace Richmond Ayi who had received a two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.[3]

Due to the red card to Ayi, he started the following match against Accra Hearts of Oak, which he kept a clean sheet.[4] He returned to his back up role after Ayi served his suspension. He made the squad for the 2019–20 season however due to the introduction of Sabi Acquah Ferdinand, he served as back up goalkeeper until match day 7 against Great Olympics.[1] After keeping a clean sheet in that match, he went on to start in 9 consecutive matches including keeping the post in WAFA's 6–1 victory over Ashanti Gold.[5][6]

References
  1. "Prince Ato Bilson - player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "PRINCE ATO BILSON: Meet WAFA's Swashbuckling Shot-stopper Likened To De Gea - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Wa All Stars FC - 2018-05-06 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. "Match Report of Accra Hearts of Oak SC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2018-05-24 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. "MATCH REPORT: WAFA 6-1 Ashanti Gold - Academy boys thrash Miners at home - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. "WAFA hammer Ashgold 6-1 in Sogakope". Pulse Ghana. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  • Prince Ato Bilson at Global Sports Archive
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