| Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Moers, Germany |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | PSS Sleman |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfL Wilhelmshaven |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | SV Wilhelmshaven |
| Youthyears3: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | VfB Oldenburg |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | SV Wilhelmshaven |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | MSV Duisburg |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | VfR Aalen |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Hansa Rostock (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Würzburger Kickers (loan) |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Halmstad |
| Caps9: | 65 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 August 2024 |
| Full Name: | Phil Ofosu-Ayeh |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | PSS Sleman |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (born 15 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. Born in Germany, Ofosu-Ayeh has made one appearance for the Ghana national team.
On 29 April 2014, Ofosu-Ayeh signed a two-year contract to join VfR Aalen the following season.[1] After Aalen's relegation, he transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga season.[2] Ofosu-Ayeh's contract with Braunschweig was not renewed after the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga season.[3]
On 20 June 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Sky Bet Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]
On 31 August 2018, Ofosu-Ayeh joined Hansa Rostock on loan until the end of 2018–19 season.[5] [6] On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, the dissolution of his loan contract was agreed. In his half-season at the club he made five appearances.[7]
On 31 January 2019, Ofosu-Ayeh joined Würzburger Kickers on loan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[8]
He was released by Wolves on 1 July 2020 without playing a single game for them. After his departure, Ofosu-Ayeh recovered from his injuries and trained with various Swiss club such as Bülach, Red Star Zürich and Young Fellows Juventus.[9]
After recovering from his injuries he went on trial with Swedish club Halmstads BK and was eventually able to secure a contract with the club,[10] making his debut against Västerås SK in the Svenska Cupen.[11] However things was cut short as shortly into the premiere match of Allsvenskan 2021, he got injured and was forced to get substituted, it was later confirmed that he had injured his cruciate ligament and was expected miss most of the season.[12]
In July 2024, Ofosu-Ayeh joined Indonesian Liga 1 club PSS Sleman.[13]
Ofosu-Ayeh, born in Moers to a German mother and a Ghanaian father,[14] was given a call-up to the preliminary Ghana U-20 squad for the 2011 African Youth Championship, but his club at the time, SV Wilhelmshaven, refused to give him permission to play at the tournament.[15]
On 13 October 2015, Ofosu-Ayeh made his full international debut for Ghana, in a friendly against Canada played in Washington, D.C.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SV Wilhelmshaven | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| VfR Aalen | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| Wolverhampton | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hansa Rostock | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Superettan | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 196 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 6 | |||