Francis Bossman
Francis Bossman (born 24 June 1984) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played for FK Mornar in the Montenegrin First League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Jojo Bossman | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
2004–2009 | Hearts of Oak | ||
2009–2010 | New Edubiase United | ||
2010–2012 | Sloboda Užice | 38 | (1) |
2012 | Ravan Baku | 15 | (0) |
2013 | Jagodina | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Sloboda Užice | 13 | (0) |
2016 | Mornar Bar | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2016 |
Club career
Born in Accra, Bossman begin his senior career in 2002 playing with Berekum Arsenal in the Ghana Premier League. His nickname is Makelele. He earned while still young a call to represent the Ghana national team, in 2003. All this contributed for his move to Hearts of Oak in 2004. Same year Hearts won the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup. Bossman will stay in Accra 5 consecutive seasons, winning 4 national championship titles.
In 2009 Bossman moved to New Edubiase United another Ghana Premier League club, but in summer 2010 he decided to accept an offer to move abroad and in the August 2010, he officially signed a contract with Serbian club FK Sloboda Užice for an undisclosed fee.[1]
Ravan Baku
In the Summer of 2012 Bossman joined Ravan Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract.[2]
Jagodina
On January 26, 2013, it was announced that Bossman left Ravan Baku to sign a 1.5-year contract for ambitious Serbian side FK Jagodina.[3] However, because of a knee-injury Bossman missed most of the second half of the 2012–13 season and made only one league appearance[4] before being released.
Sloga PM
In September 2013, Bossman signed for newly promoted Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi.[5]
National team
Jojo Bossman played one match for the Ghanaian national team in 2003.[6]
Honours
- Hearts of Oak
- CAF Confederation Cup (1): 2004
- Ghana Premier League (4): 2004-05, 2005, 2006–07, 2008–09
- Jagodina
- Serbian Cup (1): 2013
References
- MojSport Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
- "Francis Joojo Bossman Profile". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- FK Jagodina (Serbian): Pojačanje na sredini terena January 26, 2012
- Jagodina uručila otkaz Afrikancu Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 12-8-2013 (in Serbian)
- "Free agent Francis Bossman signs for Serbian side Sloga Petrovac". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "Francis Bossman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Francis Bossman at Srbijafudbal
- Francis Bossman Stats at Utakmica.rs