Kingsley Sarfo

Kingsley Sarfo (born 13 February 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia.

Kingsley Sarfo
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olympiakos Nicosia
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Rosengård
2014 BW 90 15 (2)
2014–2017 IK Sirius 71 (9)
2017–2018 Malmö FF 8 (2)
2020– Olympiakos Nicosia 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Ghana 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2018

Club career

Malmö FF

Following a promising start in Allsvenskan during 2017 Sarfo was subject to a bid from the title holders Malmö FF, where he agreed personal terms in spite of Sirius holding out for 15 million SEK or €1.5 million. Sarfo's agent stated that his client was only interested in making a move to Malmö because of him needing another year to acquire Swedish citizenship and therefore was not interested in moving abroad as well as wanting UEFA Champions League football.[2] On 22 June 2017 Malmö FF confirmed the signing of Sarfo in a press conference. Sarfo made his debut for Malmö on the first day of the Swedish transfer window, 15 July, as his old club Sirius came to Swedbank Stadion. Sarfo scored a goal on his debut but couldn't help his team to a victory as the game ended 3-3.[3] On 1 October 2017 Sarfo was suspended by the club until further notice after being declared a suspect in a police investigation.[4][5] After a District Court had decided not to detain him, Sarfo continued to practice with Malmö FF until he was arrested again on 31 January 2018 under new charges. Malmö FF reacted by announcing his shut down.[6][7] After his criminal conviction for multiple statutory rapes, Malmö FF terminated Sarfo's contract on 12 June 2018.[8]

International career

He made his international debut for Ghana in 2017.[9]

Sexual assault

On 30 September 2017 Sarfo was requested to be arrested following accusations of one case of attempted rape, and two cases of statutory rape.[10] As a result of the arrest, Sarfo was suspended from playing for Malmö FF, a suspension that was lifted on 11 January 2018 awaiting the legal process to be completed.[11] On 31 January 2018, Sarfo once again was arrested by the Swedish police, suspected of five cases of statutory rape.[12] On 8 June 2018, he was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison, along with a fine of 150,000 SEK and deportation after having served his jail sentence.[13][14]

Driving without a valid license

During 2017 Sarfo drove his car on several occasions without holding a valid driver's license in Sweden. According to Swedish law this can result in up to six months in prison. Sarfo was not disciplined by the club in any way.[15]

References
  1. Kingsley Sarfo at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Sirius nobbar MFF:s jättebud på stjärnan" (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. "Sirius tog poäng borta mot Malmö FF" (in Swedish). SVT. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Spelaren fortsatt misstänkt och tills vidare avstängd" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Malmö FF:s Kingsley Sarfo begärs häktad misstänkt för våldtäkt mot barn" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. "Efter nya anklagelserna: MFF-spelaren nekar till brott" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. "MFF-spelaren Kingsley Sarfo anhållen misstänkt för nya våldtäkter" (in Swedish). hd.se. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. "Malmö FF avskedar Kingsley Sarfo" (in Swedish). hd.se. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. "Kingsley Sarfo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. "Malmö TR B6623-17 Aktbil 5.pdf" (PDF) (in Swedish). Malmö åklagarkammare. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. "Avstängning hävs i avvaktan på den rättsliga processen" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. "MFF-spelaren Kingsley Sarfo anhållen misstänkt för nya våldtäkter" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. "Kingsley Sarfo döms till fängelse för våldtäkt mot barn" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  14. "Ghanaian Sarfo guilty of rape in Sweden". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  15. "MFF bestraffar inte Sarfo: "Har fått en ordentlig uppsträckning"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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