Kingsley Fobi

Kingsley Fobi (born 20 September 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Greek Super League 2 club Chania.

Kingsley Fobi
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Fobi
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998
Place of birth Cape Coast, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Chania
Number 2
Youth career
Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Granada B 6 (0)
2017–2020 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Formentera (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 → Ibiza (loan) 18 (0)
2019–2020 → Badajoz (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Granada B 13 (0)
2020–2021 Granada 1 (0)
2022– Chania 0 (0)
National team
2015 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2019 Ghana U23 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2021

Club career

Early career

Fobi was born in Cape Coast and started his career in the Right to Dream Academy, before agreeing to a deal Udinese in January 2016; he was subsequently assigned to Granada CF.[1] He made his senior debut with Granada's B-team on 28 January 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Sergio Peña in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against Mérida AD.[2]

Watford

Fobi had his federative rights assigned to Watford in 2017,[3] being subsequently loaned to SD Formentera in the third division on 26 July of that year.[4] Loans to UD Ibiza[5] and CD Badajoz[6] followed, but he featured sparingly for both sides before leaving Watford in 2020 without making a competitive appearance for the club.

Granada return

On 19 August 2020, Fobi returned to Granada and their B-side, after agreeing to a two-year contract.[7] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 8 November, replacing Kenedy at half-time in a 0–2 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

International career

Fobi represented Ghana at under-20 and under-23 levels, playing for the former in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

References
  1. "El ghanés Kingsley Fobi anuncia su llegada al Granada CF" [Ghanaian Kingsley Fobi announces his arrival to Granada CF] (in Spanish). Ideal. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "La vuelta a Los Cármenes, talismán para la victoria del Granada B" [The return to Los Cármenes, talisman for Granada B's victory] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Kingsley Fobi". Right to Dream. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Watford loan out Fobi to Formentera". Super Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Kingsley Fobi, nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" [Kingsley Fobi, new player of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Ghana Under-23 international Kingsley Fobi leaves Watford on loan for CD Badajoz". Watford Observer. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "El lateral Fobi Kingsley se incorpora al Club Recreativo Granada" [Full back Fobi Kingsley joins Club Recreativo Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "El covid se lo puso demasiado fácil a la Real Sociedad" [COVID made it too easy to Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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