| Kingsford Adjei | |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | One Knoxville |
| Clubnumber: | 45 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Right to Dream Academy |
| Collegeyears1: | 2018 |
| College1: | Quincy Hawks |
| Collegecaps1: | 18 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| College2: | Dayton Flyers |
| Collegecaps2: | 36 |
| Collegegoals2: | 21 |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Westfields |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Asheville City SC |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Dayton Dutch Lions |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Des Moines Menace |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | South Georgia Tormenta |
| Caps5: | 59 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | One Knoxville |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 October 2023 |
Kingsford Adjei (born 21 January 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for One Knoxville in the USL League One.
Adjei played with the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana for five years, where he was named the Academy Student of the Year.[1] [2]
In 2016, Adjei moved to the United Kingdom to attend Hartpury College and played non-league football with Westfields while studying.[3] [4] [5]
In 2018, Adjei moved to the United States to play college soccer at Quincy University. In his freshman season, he scored nine goals and tallied two assists for the Hawks in 18 appearances.[6] Adjei transferred to the University of Dayton in 2019, going on to make 36 appearances with the Flyers, scoring 21 goals and adding 12 assists to his name. He was named Midfielder of the Year twice for the Atlantic 10 Conference and made the A-10 First Team in three consecutive seasons.[7]
In 2019, Adjei played with National Premier Soccer League club Asheville City SC, making a single appearance.[8] and also with USL League Two side Dayton Dutch Lions later in the summer.[9] During the 2021 season, Adjei appeared for USL League Two side Des Moines Menace, scoring five goals in six games, helping the team to win the USL League Two Championship.[10]
On 11 January 2022, Adjei was selected 56th-overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC.[11] On 18 February 2022, Adjei signed his first professional deal, joining USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta ahead of their 2022 season.[12] He made his professional debut on 2 April 2022, starting in a 1–0 loss to North Carolina FC.[13] On December 22, 2023, Adjei made the move to One Knoxville ahead of their 2024 season in the USL League One.[14]
Des Moines Menace