| Winful Cobbinah | |
| Fullname: | Winful Essau Cobbinah |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Petrojet |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Starke Professionals |
| Clubs1: | BT Professionals |
| Clubs2: | Tudu Mighty Jets |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Hearts of Oak |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Najran SC |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Hearts of Oak |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Tirana |
| Caps6: | 68 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Cleopatra |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Petrojet |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 17 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 16:18, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 16:18, 19 July 2018 (UTC) |
Winful Essau Cobbinah (born 6 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian club Petrojet, as an attacking midfielder.
Cobbinah began his career in his native Ghana, playing for Starke Professionals, BT Professionals and Tudu Mighty Jets, before signing for Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak in 2012.[1]
In 2014, Cobbinah signed for Saudi Arabian club Najran. Cobbinah later terminated his contract at the club due to unpaid wages.[2]
In 2017, Cobbinah returned to Hearts of Oak. Cobbinah made 25 league appearances, scoring five times in his second spell at the club.[3]
On 13 July 2018, Cobbinah signed for Tirana.[4]
In October 2020, it was revealed that Cobbinah was awarded Albanian citizenship by President Ilir Meta.[5]
On Tuesday November 17, 2020, Newly promoted Egypt Premier League side Ceramica Cleopatra FC signed Ghanaian midfielder Winful Cobbinah on a free transfer after his contract with Albanian giants KF Tirana ended last month.
After representing Ghana U17 and Ghana U20,[6] Cobbinah made his senior debut for Ghana on 25 May 2017 against Benin.[7] On 16 September 2017, Cobbinah scored his first goal for Ghana, in a 1–0 win against Mali in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations.[8]
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 2017 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations | |||
| 2 | 24 September 2017 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations |