Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah (born 24 December 1993), known professionally as Ansumana Kromah, is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Ansumana Kromah
Personal information
Full name Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah
Date of birth (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kiawu FC
LISCR FC
Zelor FC
Barrack Young Controllers
2014–2015 Watanga FC[1]
2016–2017 Peerless 10 (11)
2016–2017 Churchill Brothers 13 (6)
2017–2018 Mohun Bagan 8 (2)
2018 East Bengal 7 (0)
2018 Peerless 10 (13)
2018–2019 Aizawl 17 (9)
2020 East Bengal 8 (1)
2020 Bhawanipore
2021 Garhwal 9 (5)
2021–2022 Peerless 8 (6)
2022 Three Star Club 11 (6)
2022–2023 Tollygunge Agragami 6 (5)
2022–2023 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
2023 Bodoland
2024 NEROCA 10 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Kromah made his professional debut in India, playing for Peerless SC in Calcutta Football League.[2][3] He then made his top-tier league appearance for Churchill Brothers in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. He came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[4] He rejoined Quess East Bengal on 22 January 2020.[5]

Later, he joined Bhawanipore FC and represented the club at the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division.[6][7]

On 5 January 2022, he moved to Nepali Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Kromah hails from a very poor family consisting of seven brothers and one sister. Earning money by playing football has helped him to take care of his family.

Kromah's is married to a Indian Bengali girl named Puja Dutta whom he had met through Facebook. He considers her as his lucky charm as he got an offer to play for Mohun Bagan 10 days after meeting her.[8]

In July 2024, Kromah suffered a brain stroke in Kolkata.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 24 March 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Churchill Brothers 2016–17 I-League 13 6 3 2 16 8
Mohun Bagan 2017–18 I-League 8 2 0 0 8 2
East Bengal 2019–20 I-League 7 0 0 0 7 0
Aizawl 2018–19 I-League 16 9 0 0 16 9
East Bengal 2019–20 I-League 8 1 0 0 8 1
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League 0 0 4 5 4 5
Bodoland 0 0 2 0 2 0
NEROCA 2023–24 I-League 10 6 0 0 10 6
Career total 62 24 9 7 0 0 71 31

References

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  1. ^ "Watanga 2-1 MC Breweries". Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ Majumder, Ajay (29 August 2018). "CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ Maitra, Moinak (18 September 2021). "রবিবার পিয়ারলেসের বিপক্ষে মাঠে নামছে জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ". rplus.in (in Bengali). Kolkata, West Bengal: R Plus News Bangla. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "I-League 2017: Minerva Punjab 0-0 Churchill Brothers - The Warriors notch first home point in dour draw". Goal.com.
  5. ^ প্রতিবেদন, নিজস্ব (22 January 2020). "পিয়ারলেসকে লিগ জিতিয়ে ইস্টবেঙ্গলে ফিরছেন আনসুমানা ক্রোমা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ Two players test positive for Covid19 ahead of the I-League qualifiers in Kolkata The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ritabrata Banerjee (13 August 2020). "Bhawanipore FC's Sankarlal Chakraborty - Our target is to win the Second Division League". goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ফুটবল-পূজাকে নিয়ে নতুন স্বপ্নের সরণিতে ক্রোমা" [khroma in a new dream serious about football-worship.]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Former East Bengal and Mohun Bagan player Ansumana Kromah admitted to hospital due to brain stroke". mykhel.com. 14 July 2024.
  10. ^ Ansumana Kromah at Soccerway
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