Sam Kuffour Jr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Osei Junior Kuffour[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brentford | |||
| –2020 | West Ham United | ||
| 2020–2022 | Elite Coaching Academy | ||
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Cheshunt | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Maldon & Tiptree | 29 | (4) |
| 2025– | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hornchurch (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:38, 9 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Osei Junior Kuffour (born 4 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for as a defender for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
Kuffour is a product of a number of academies and played his first senior football in non-League football. He transferred to Colchester United in 2025.
Personal life
Kuffour was born in Germany, the son of Ghanaian former international footballer Samuel Kuffour.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cheshunt | 2023–24[3] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 21 | 0 | ― | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2024–25[4] | Isthmian League North Division | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Colchester United | 2025–26[5] | League Two | 1 | 0 | ― | 3[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hornchurch (loan) | 2025–26[6] | National League South | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "EFL Squad List 2025/26 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). p. 116. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Who is Sam Kuffour Jnr? The lowdown on Colchester United's latest debutant". Gazette. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Cheshunt | Appearances | Samuel Kuffour | 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Maldon & Tiptree | Appearances | Samuel Kuffour | 2024–2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Sam Kuffour Jr. in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Hornchurch | Appearances | Sam Kuffour". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
External links
- Sam Kuffour Jr. at Soccerbase
- Sam Kuffour Jr. at cu-fc.com