Julius Akosah

Julius Akosah

Personal information
Full name	Julius Pongla Akosah
Date of birth	(1982-10-16) 16 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Buea, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Fu Moon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Rangers (HKG)
2003–2006	Sun Hei		(24)
2006–2008	Kitchee	27	(19)
2008–2009	Eastern	18	(7)
2009–2010	Sun Hei	15	(3)
2010–2011	Persija Jakarta	2	(0)
2010–2011	→ Bontang (loan)	14	(3)
2011	Sun Hei	2	(0)
2012	Tuen Mun	9	(1)
2012–2013	Rangers (HKG)	12	(3)
2013–2014	Happy Valley	7	(2)
2015–2016	Eastern District	17	(9)
2019	Kowloon City	9	(1)
2019–	Fu Moon	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2020

Julius Pongla Akosah (Chinese: 亞古沙 Akosah, born (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 in Buea) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur for Hong Kong Second Division club Fu Moon. His position was striker. He was once called up by Cameroon in 2006. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Agumon as a nickname for him because of his transcriptional name.

Club career

Akosah has played for a few clubs in Hong Kong First Division League including Buler Rangers, Sun Hei, Kitchee and Eastern. In summer 2009, Akosah returned to Sun Hei as Eastern self-relegated to the Third Division League.

Spending a year in Sun Hei, Akosah decided not to extend his contract with Sun Hei. On 12 August 2010, The Jakarta Globe reports that Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta said it had secured the services of Julius Akosah.^[1]

Akosah returned to Sun Hei in September 2011, but on 5 January 2012, Sun Hei released him and he moved to Tuen Mun.^[2] Akosah scored in the 60th minute on his debut for Tuen Mun on 7 January 2012 against Tai Po, but the match ended 1–1.^[3]

International career

Akosah's outstanding performance in 2005 AFC Cup caught the attention of the coach of the Cameroon national football team. He was called for the training squad for 2006 Africa Cup of Nations but was left out of the final squad.

In 2009, Akosah became a permanent resident of Hong Kong and applied for a Hong Kong passport, but his application failed, so he is not eligible to play for the Hong Kong football team in international matches. Akosah made his debut for Hong Kong on 29 December 2009 in the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. He scored twice to secure a 2–1 victory for Hong Kong at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.^[4] In the 2nd leg Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup match, on 2 January 2010, he received his first red card for Hong Kong.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Scored	Competition
2009–10
1[5]	29 December 2009	Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong	Guangdong	2–1	2	2010 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
2[6]	2 January 2010	Zhaoqing Sports Center, Zhaoqing, China	Guangdong	0–2	0	2010 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

Honours

Club

Sun Hei

• Hong Kong First Division League
  • Winner: 2003–04, 2004–05
• Hong Kong League Cup
  • Winner: 2003–04, 2004–05
• Hong Kong Senior Shield
  • Winner: 2004–05
• Hong Kong FA Cup
  • Winner: 2004–05, 2005–06

Kitchee

• Hong Kong League Cup
  • Winner: 2006–07

Individual

• Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer: 2003–04
• Hong Kong Senior Shield Top Scorer: 2003–04
• Hong Kong FA Cup Top Scorer: 2003–04

Statistics

Club

As of 28 July 2010

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sun Hei	2003–04		12		3		3		2	N/A			20
	2004–05		8		1		1		1		7		18
	2005–06		4		0		3		0	5	6		9
	All		24		4		7		3		13		47
Kitchee	2006–07	17	15	3	0	5	2	2	2	N/A		27	19
	2007–08	10	4	3	1	3	1	1	1	N/A		17	7
	All	27	19	6	1	8	3	5	3	N/A		44	26
Eastern	2008–09	18	7	1	0	3	1	1	0	5	1	28	9
	All	18	7	1	0	3	1	1	0	5	1	28	9
Sun Hei	2009–10	15	3	2	1	N/A		1	0	N/A		18	4
	All	15	3	2	1	N/A		1	0	N/A		18	4

References

1. Persija hopes new faces would end title drought. Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. (in Chinese)晨曦周六鬥飛馬 爭做首循環冠軍^{[permanent dead link‍]} The Sun (Hong Kong). 5 January 2012. 文： 黎永淦
3. (in Chinese)晨曦打少兩個慘負飛馬 Oriental Daily. 8 January 2012.
4. 32nd Guangdong-HK Cup 1st leg official match result from HKFA
5. 32nd Guangdong-HK Cup – Match Results, Hong Kong Football Association, 29 December 2009
6. 32nd Guangdong-HK Cup – Match Results, Hong Kong Football Association, 2 January 2010

External links

• Julius Akosah at HKFA
• Profile at Kitchee.com (in Chinese)
• Official website