Kingsley Fobi

Kingsley Fobi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Cape Coast, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Montijo
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 17 (1)
2022–2024 Estepona 52 (1)
2024– Montijo 4 (0)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2019 Ghana U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Kingsley Fobi (born 20 September 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Montijo.

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. ^ a b "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.