Ansumana Kromah
{{Short description|Liberian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ansumana Kromah
| fullname = Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| clubs1 = Kiawu FC
| clubs2 = LISCR FC
| clubs3 = Zelor FC
| clubs4 = Barrack Young Controllers
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = Watanga FC{{Cite web |url=http://www.liberiaentertainment.com/2014/01/24/watanga-2-1-mc-breweries/ |title=Watanga 2-1 MC Breweries |access-date=2017-03-14 |archive-date=2017-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001315/http://www.liberiaentertainment.com/2014/01/24/watanga-2-1-mc-breweries/ |url-status=dead }}
| years6 = 2016–2017
| clubs6 = Peerless
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = Churchill Brothers
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2017–2018
| clubs8 = Mohun Bagan
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = East Bengal
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018
| clubs10 = Peerless
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 13
| years11 = 2018–2019
| clubs11 = Aizawl
| caps11 = 17
| goals11 = 9
| years12 = 2020
| clubs12 = East Bengal
| caps12 = 8
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2020
| clubs13 = Bhawanipore
| caps13 =
| goals13 =
| years14 = 2021
| clubs14 = Garhwal
| caps14 = 9
| goals14 = 5
| years15 = 2021–2022
| clubs15 = Peerless
| caps15 = 8
| goals15 = 6
| years16 = 2022
| clubs16 = Three Star Club
| caps16 = 11
| goals16 = 6
| years17 = 2022–2023
| clubs17 = Tollygunge Agragami
| caps17 = 6
| goals17 = 5
| years18 = 2022–2023
| clubs18 = Churchill Brothers
| caps18 =
| goals18 =
| years19 = 2023
| clubs19 = Bodoland
| caps19 =
| goals19 =
| years20 = 2024
| clubs20 = NEROCA
| caps20 = 10
| goals20 = 6
| club-update =
| ntupdate =
}}
Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah (born 24 December 1993), known simply as Ansumana Kromah, is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Kromah made his professional debut in India, playing for Peerless SC in Calcutta Football League.{{cite web|first=Ajay|last=Majumder|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2018/08/29/cfl-2018-19-mohammedan-sc-confident-ahead-of-peerless-tie/|title=CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie|website=indiafooty.com|publisher=INDIAFOOTY|date=29 August 2018|access-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831021207/https://www.indiafooty.com/2018/08/29/cfl-2018-19-mohammedan-sc-confident-ahead-of-peerless-tie/|archive-date=31 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://rplus.in/2021/09/calcutta-football-league-sunday-match-peerless-vs-george-telegraph/|title=রবিবার পিয়ারলেসের বিপক্ষে মাঠে নামছে জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ|website=rplus.in|publisher=R Plus News Bangla|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=18 September 2021|access-date=18 July 2022|language=bn|first=Moinak|last=Maitra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718081738/https://rplus.in/2021/09/calcutta-football-league-sunday-match-peerless-vs-george-telegraph/|archive-date=18 July 2022}} He then made his top-tier league appearance for Churchill Brothers in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. He came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.{{cite web|title=I-League 2017: Minerva Punjab 0-0 Churchill Brothers - The Warriors notch first home point in dour draw|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/minerva-punjab-vs-churchill-brothers/2383764/report|website=Goal.com}} He rejoined Quess East Bengal on 22 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sport/ansumana-kromah-may-join-east-bengal-soon-dgtl-1.1098887|title=পিয়ারলেসকে লিগ জিতিয়ে ইস্টবেঙ্গলে ফিরছেন আনসুমানা ক্রোমা|last=প্রতিবেদন|first=নিজস্ব|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=22 January 2020|date=22 January 2020|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika}}
Later, he joined Bhawanipore FC and represented the club at the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/two-players-test-positive-for-covid-19-ahead-of-i-league-qualifiers/articleshow/78440279.cms Two players test positive for Covid19 ahead of the I-League qualifiers in Kolkata] The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.{{cite web|author=Ritabrata Banerjee|date=13 August 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/bhawanipore-fc-sankarlal-chakraborty-target-win-second/1xtr681h3g1051o0w0ltvci6ta|title=Bhawanipore FC's Sankarlal Chakraborty - Our target is to win the Second Division League|website=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213054608/https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/bhawanipore-fc-sankarlal-chakraborty-target-win-second/1xtr681h3g1051o0w0ltvci6ta|archive-date=13 December 2021|url-status=dead}}
On 5 January 2022, he moved to Nepali Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Personal life
Kromah hails from a very poor family consisting of seven brothers and one sister. Earning money by playing football has helped him to take care of his family.
Kromah is married to an Indian Bengali girl named Puja Dutta whom he had met through Facebook. He considers her as his lucky charm as he got an offer to play for Mohun Bagan 10 days after meeting her.{{cite web|title=ফুটবল-পূজাকে নিয়ে নতুন স্বপ্নের সরণিতে ক্রোমা| trans-title =khroma in a new dream serious about football-worship.
|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sport/ansumana-kromah-is-entering-in-a-new-life-as-he-is-going-to-marry-his-girlfriend-soon-1.1028305|work=Anandabazar Patrika|language=Bangla |date=12 August 2019|accessdate= 13 August 2019}}
In July 2024, Kromah suffered a brain stroke in Kolkata.{{cite web|title=Former East Bengal and Mohun Bagan player Ansumana Kromah admitted to hospital due to brain stroke|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/former-east-bengal-and-mohun-bagan-player-ansumana-kromah-admitted-to-hospital-due-to-brain-stroke-293668.html|website=mykhel.com|date=14 July 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|24 March 2024}}{{soccerway|ansumana-kromah/473164}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup {{efn|Includes Federation Cup, Super Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Churchill Brothers
|13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 8 | |
| Mohun Bagan
|I-League |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |
| East Bengal
|I-League |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Aizawl
|I-League |16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 9 | |
| East Bengal
|I-League |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Churchill Brothers
|{{nowrap|2022–23}} |I-League |0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
| Bodoland
| | |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| NEROCA
|I-League |10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!62 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 31 |
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References
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External links
- {{GSA player|ansumana-kromah/166319}}
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Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Liberian sportsmen
Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in India
Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Monrovia
Category:Liberian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India
Category:Barrack Young Controllers FC players
Category:Calcutta Football League players
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