Isaac Twum (born 14 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Sogndal, as a midfielder.[1]

Isaac Twum
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Koforidua, Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sogndal
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Heart of Lions
2016–2017 International Allies 18 (2)
2018–2020 Start 49 (1)
2020–2022 Mjøndalen 50 (2)
2022– Sogndal 48 (3)
International career
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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Twum began his career in his native Ghana, playing for Heart of Lions and International Allies. On 1 December 2017, Start announced the signing of Twum.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 August 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
International Allies 2016 Ghana Premier League 18 2 0 0 18 2
Start 2018 Eliteserien 13 0 2 0 15 0
2019 OBOS-ligaen 26 0 1 0 27 0
2020 Eliteserien 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 49 1 3 0 0 0 52 1
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien 11 1 0 0 11 1
2021 24 1 2 0 26 1
2022 OBOS-ligaen 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 50 2 4 0 0 0 54 2
Sogndal 2022 OBOS-ligaen 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 118 5 7 0 0 0 125 5

International career

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After appearing for Ghana U17 and Ghana U20,[4] Twum made his senior debut for Ghana in a 3–0 win against Saudi Arabia on 10 October 2017.[5] Twum was captain of the Ghanaian team that won the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations, being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the process.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Isaac Twum at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Landslagsspiller til Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Isaac Twum". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Isaac Twum describes move to IK Start as a dream move". International Allies F.C. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Ghana". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Inter Allies Star Midfielder Isaac Twum Makes Ghana Debut In Win Over Saudi Arabia". Ghana Sports Online. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.