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Cliff Akurang Personal information Full name Clifford Akurang Date of birth 27 February 1981 Place of birth Ghana Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Chelmsford City Youth career Chelsea Luton Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2000 Chesham United 2 (1) 2000–2001 Hitchin Town 25 (7) 2001–2005 Thurrock 104 (38) 2005–2006 Heybridge Swifts 16 (24) 2005–2006 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 3 (1) 2006–2007 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 (7) 2007 → Thurrock (loan) 17 (10) 2007–2008 Histon 19 (10) 2008–2010 Barnet 45 (10) 2009 → Weymouth (loan) 8 (2) 2009–2010 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 34 (8) 2010 Thurrock 2 (3) 2010–2011 Maidenhead United 20 (6) 2011 Braintree Town 2011- Chelmsford City 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:39, 18 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Cliff Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is an English footballer, born to Jamaican and Ghanaian parents. He is currently playing for Chelmsford City.
After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season - including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and in March 2009 he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday on 27 February 2011.
In July 2011 he joined Chelmsford City.[1]
Honours
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Conference National: 2006–07
References
- ^ "Chelmsford City sign Cliff Akurang and Kenny Clark". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9527760.stm. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- English footballers
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Thurrock F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Histon F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Conference National players
- The Football League players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Maidenhead United F.C. players
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