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Kelvin Ofori

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Kelvin Ofori
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slovan Bratislava
Number 97
Youth career
2011–2019 Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Fortuna Düsseldorf 12 (0)
2019–2021 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 9 (3)
2021–2022 Paderborn 07 15 (1)
2021 Paderborn 07 II 2 (1)
2023–2025 Spartak Trnava 71 (15)
2025– Slovan Bratislava 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025

Kelvin Ofori (born 27 July 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Ofori first played for the Right to Dream Academy from 2011 to 2019.[3]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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Following a successful trial at Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, Ofori signed a three-year deal with the club.[4][5][6]

His first competitive appearance for Fortuna Düsseldorf came as a substitute in a DFB-Pokal match against FC 08 Villingen, in which he scored his first goal at professional level.[7] He also made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute in a match against Mainz 05,[8] replacing Valon Berisha in the 79th minute.[9]

SC Paderborn

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On 11 August 2021, Ofori signed a two-year contract with SC Paderborn 07 of the 2. Bundesliga.[10] Four days later, on 15 August, he made his league debut for the club by coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 win at Werder Bremen.[11] On 24 April 2022, he scored the final goal in a 3–0 win at home to Hannover 96.[12] Eventually, it proved to be his only goal for Paderborn. He made a total of 15 league appearances for the club, mostly as a substitute.[13]

Spartak Trnava

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On 3 February 2023, it was confirmed that Ofori had joined Spartak Trnava of the Slovak First Division, signing a contract for two and a half years.[14] He made his debut for the club on 11 February 2023 by being in the starting line-up for their first league match after the winter break, a 2–1 win at Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2019–20 Bundesliga 2 0 3 1 — 5 1
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 12 0 6 1 — 18 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2019–20 Regionalliga West 3 2 — — 3 2
2020–21 Regionalliga West 6 1 — — 6 1
Total 9 3 — — 9 3
Paderborn 07 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 10 1 — — 10 1
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
Paderborn 07 II 2021–22 Oberliga Westfalen 2 1 — — 2 1
Spartak Trnava 2022–23 Slovak First Football League 11 2 3 1 0 0 14 3
2023–24 Slovak First Football League 32 4 8 3 12[a] 3 52 10
2024–25 Slovak First Football League 28 9 7 2 — 35 11
Total 71 15 18 6 12 3 101 24
Slovan Bratislava 2025–26 Slovak First Football League 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Career total 105 21 24 7 12 3 141 31
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Spartak Trnava

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kelvin Ofori". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/kelvin-ofori-z-fc-spartak-trnava-do-sk-slovan-bratislava-2025060512171263782
  3. ^ "Kelvin Ofori Playerprofile". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ Lee Mpofu. "Fortuna Dusseldorf sign Ghanaian youngster Kelvin Ofori". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ Prince Narkortu Teye. "Kelvin Ofori: Fortuna Dusseldorf seal deal for Ghanaian teenager". goal.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ Ghanaguardian.com. "Fortuna Düsseldorf coach full of praise for Kelvin Ofori". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ Daniel Amartey. "Ghanaian youngster Kelvin Ofori is on cloud nine after scoring on his competitive debut for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf". ghanasoccer.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "The Amazing story of Kelvin Ofori: Denied playing in U17 World Cup by Ghana but now an emerging star in German Bundesliga". kickgh.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "1. FSV Mainz 05 - SC Fortuna Dusseldorf - 08.03.2020". footlive.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kelvin Ofori kommt von Fortuna Düsseldorf" [Kelvin Ofori arrives from Fortuna Düsseldorf]. scp07.de. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "2. Bundesliga 2021/2022 » 3. Spieltag » Werder Bremen - SC Paderborn 07 1:4". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Hannover 96 muss weiter um Klassenerhalt bangen" [Hannover 96 must continue to worry about relegation]. weltfussball.de (in German). HEIM:SPIEL. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Kelvin Ofori » Club matches » 2. Bundesliga". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Zahral si aj v Bundeslige. Spartak oznámil novú posilu, prichádza ghanský útočník" [He even played in the Bundesliga. Spartak announce a new signing, a Ghanaian striker is coming]. SPORTNET (in Slovak). Športnet, s.r.o. TASR. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  15. ^ "VIDEO: Spartak zachránila penalta, Liptovský Mikuláš si bod neustrážil" [VIDEO: Spartak saved by a penalty, Liptovský Mikuláš did not rescue a point]. Šport.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Slovakia Media s.r.o. TASR. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.


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