Kingsley Fobi

Kingsley Fobi (born 20 September 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club Montijo.

Kingsley Fobi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Cape Coast, Ghana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Montijo
Youth career
	Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Granada B	6	(0)
2017–2020	Watford	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Formentera (loan)	20	(0)
2018–2019	→ Ibiza (loan)	18	(0)
2019–2020	→ Badajoz (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	Granada B	13	(0)
2020–2021	Granada	1	(0)
2022	Chania	17	(1)
2022–2024	Estepona	52	(1)
2024–	Montijo	4	(0)
International career
2015	Ghana U20	3	(0)
2019	Ghana U23	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2024

Club career

Early career

Fobi was born in Cape Coast and started his career in the Right to Dream Academy, before agreeing to a deal Udinese in January 2016; he was subsequently assigned to Granada CF.^[1] He made his senior debut with Granada's B-team on 28 January 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Sergio Peña in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against Mérida AD.^[2]

Watford

Fobi had his federative rights assigned to Watford in 2017,^[3] being subsequently loaned to SD Formentera in the third division on 26 July of that year.^[4] Loans to UD Ibiza^[5] and CD Badajoz^[6] followed, but he featured sparingly for both sides before leaving Watford in 2020 without making a competitive appearance for the club.

Granada return

On 19 August 2020, Fobi returned to Granada and their B-side, after agreeing to a two-year contract.^[7] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 8 November, replacing Kenedy at half-time in a 2–0 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

International career

Fobi represented Ghana at under-20 and under-23 levels, playing for the former in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3]