Isaac Twum

Isaac Twum (born 14 February 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Sogndal, as a midfielder.^[1]

Isaac Twum

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Koforidua, Ghana
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sogndal
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Heart of Lions
2016–2017	International Allies	18	(2)
2018–2020	Start	49	(1)
2020–2022	Mjøndalen	50	(2)
2022–	Sogndal	48	(3)
International career‡
	Ghana U17
	Ghana U20
2017–	Ghana	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Twum began his career in his native Ghana, playing for Heart of Lions and International Allies. On 1 December 2017, Start announced the signing of Twum.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2022^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
International Allies	2016	Ghana Premier League	18	2	0	0	—		18	2
Start	2018	Eliteserien	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2019	OBOS-ligaen	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2020	Eliteserien	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	Total		49	1	3	0	0	0	52	1
Mjøndalen	2020	Eliteserien	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2021		24	1	2	0	—		26	1
	2022	OBOS-ligaen	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	Total		50	2	4	0	0	0	54	2
Sogndal	2022	OBOS-ligaen	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			118	5	7	0	0	0	125	5

International career

After appearing for Ghana U17 and Ghana U20,^[4] Twum made his senior debut for Ghana in a 3–0 win against Saudi Arabia on 10 October 2017.^[5] Twum was captain of the Ghanaian team that won the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations, being named Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the process.^[6]

References

1. Isaac Twum at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
2. "Landslagsspiller til Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
3. "Isaac Twum". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Isaac Twum describes move to IK Start as a dream move". International Allies F.C. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
5. "Saudi Arabia vs. Ghana". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
6. "Inter Allies Star Midfielder Isaac Twum Makes Ghana Debut In Win Over Saudi Arabia". Ghana Sports Online. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.