Biography

Harrison Afful

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Harrison Afful is professional Ghanaian footballer. He was born in 24th June in the year of 1986.He was born in Kurmasi in Ghana. His nick name is Affulinho .His Current Team is Espererance Sportive De Tunis. He plays in the field as defender in the field wearing Jersey No.26. Apart from playing in the club he has also secured his position as the regular defender in the Nation team of  Ghana. He started playing football from a very early age. He was involved in several local level games from his childhood. He used to get involved in the groups and play street football with them until he got a break in a club.

Career

He started his career of professional football from Feyenoord Academy.He used to learn skills and techniques from the academy. He gave some trials to Fevernoord Academy and K.V Mechelen in 2008 and later in the same year she also won the One Touch Best Player Award. Later during season of 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 he has loaned out to Asante kotoko .Later he moved to Esperance .He made an important presence in the 2011 CAF Championship .He was brought as substitute in the second leg of the match and he scored a goal which happened to be the only goal scored in the game and thus helped his team lift Continental Title. Apart from playing for clubs ,he has also been a key player in the Ghana National Team. He is currently playing as Defender wearing Jersey No.26.His first International match from his nation was against Ghana in 2008 where his team happens to lose Mexico with 2-1.He appeared also in the squad of Ghana and played in the 2008 African Cup of nations .He debuted this cup playing against Ivory Coast. He has made around 16 appearances in the International matches and his team has secured victory in 8 of the matches.

Marriage, Affairs and Personal Details

He was in relation with the girl Robert Harman for a long time. After having successful relation with the girl they both decided to get engaged in 2012 and later got married in June of 2013.The couple are celebrating their few months after Wedding. The relation is going smooth and there is no any sign of internal disputes till now. So basically the couples have good relation to share. The popular defender is physically fit and has a great fit of body. His Height is 1.70 and his Weight is 71 kg.His photos can be downloaded from internet.

Awards, Achievements and Salary

He has made about 96 appearances in the club matches and has scored about 9 goals in total. Out of 30 appearances in the total of the international matches he has not been able to make any score yet but he has impressed his fans,News and critics through his skills and tactics. His annual Salary is 3 million USD