Prince Ofori
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prince Ofori Yartey | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TJ Slovan Brvnište | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chance for Children Academy | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| 2002–2004 | Soleil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Soleil | ||
| 2006–2012 | Žilina | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Petržalka (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Petržalka | 15 | (0) |
| 2014 | Karviná | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Stráža | 24 | (4) |
| 2016– | TJ Slovan Brvnište | 109 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2020 | |||
Prince Ofori Yartey (born 6 October 1988) is a retired Beninese football central defender who plays for TJ Slovan Brvnište.
He is fluent in Slovak.[1]
Club career
The Ghanaian born defender began his senior career with Liberty Professionals in the Ghanaian Premier League at age seventeen.[2] He signed for Slovakian club MŠK Žilina in July 2006. He made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 3–0 away win against Spartak Trnava on 3 October 2006, coming off the bench as a substitute in the 90th minute.[3] Then he was injured at winter training camp. Prince broke the cruciate ligament on knee and had to undergo three surgeries.[4] He returned against Tatran Prešov on 5 December 2009. He joined FC Petržalka 1898 on loan for first half of the 2010–11 season and overall played 15 games.[5] In January 2011, he was returned to Žilina.[6]
After football
At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Ofori returned to MŠK Žilina as assistant coach to Jaroslav Hynek. He also worked with the youth team, his task was to help African players with adaptation.[5]
References
- ^ "VIDEO ŠPort s SP21: Prince Ofori – Mnohí mali väčší talent. Ja som sa presadil, lebo som sa nevzdával". Regionálny informačný spravodajský portál pre Žilinský kraj. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Prince Ofori: Človek môže túžiť, ale dôležité je to, čo chce Boh zilinskyvecernik.sk
- ^ "Okamžik…". mskzilina.esports.cz. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Ghančan na Slovensku: V Afrike sme sa rozprávali len o Československu, futbal ma naučil neplánovať". Život (in Slovak). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ a b Šport.sk (6 January 2023). "Bývalý žilinský obranca Prince Ofori dnes pod Dubňom pomáha hráčom z Afriky na ihrisku aj mimo neho". Šport.sk. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Žilinčania na jar s jasným cieľom - obhájiť majstrovský titul". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 21 February 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
External links
- Prince Ofori at Soccerway
- Eurofotbal profile
- MŠK Žilina profile