Linda Owusu Ansah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Supreme Ladies FC | 35 | (15) |
| 2023–2026 | Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC | 30 | (11) |
| 2026– | AFC Toronto | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana U15 | |||
| Ghana U20 | 10 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||
Linda Owusu Ansah (born 3 July 2006) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.
Club career
From 2021 to 2023, Owusu Ansah played with Supreme Ladies FC in the Ghana Women's Premier League, before joining Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC.[1] In 2023, she played in the CAF Women's Champions League with Ampem Darkoa.[2][3][4]
In May 2026, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club AFC Toronto, on a two-year contract, with an option for a further season.[5][6][7]
International career
Owusu Ansah has played with the Ghana U15 and Ghana U20 youth teams.[1] She served as team captain with the U20s.[8] On 9 May 2026, at the 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, she scored the decisive goal, in the 78th minute on a direct free kick near the corner, to defeat Uganda U20 3-2 on aggregate, to earn qualification for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of May 22, 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Supreme Ladies FC | 2021–22 | Ghana Women's Premier League | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | ||
| Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC | 2023–24 | Ghana Women's Premier League | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 26 | ||
References
- 1 2 "AFC Toronto Signs Attacking Midfielder Linda Owusu Ansah". AFC Toronto. 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Degraft Baidoo, Lawrence (22 May 2026). "Ghanaian midfielder Linda Owusu Ansah joins Canadian side AFC Toronto". My Joy Online.
- ↑ "Champions League trophy remains our target – Linda Owusu Ansah". Ghana Football Association. 8 November 2023.
- ↑ Sena Sosu, Abigail (8 November 2023). "CAF Women's Champions League: Our focus is on winning the trophy - Ampem Darkoa's Linda Owusu Ansah". Ghana Soccernet.
- ↑ "AFC Toronto bolster squad with signing of Ghana's Linda Owusu Ansah". Ghana Soccernet. 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Amoako-Atta, Ekow (22 May 2026). "Ampem Darkoa midfielder Linda Owusu Ansah joins AFC Toronto". Ghana Sports Online.
- ↑ Jacques, John (22 May 2026). "Ghanaian Midfielder Linda Owusu Ansah Arrives To AFC Toronto". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Opoku Kyeremeh, Dennis (22 May 2026). "Linda Owusu Ansah joins AFC Toronto". Footy Ghana.
- ↑ "Black Princesses Qualify for Poland World Cup". News Ghana. 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Ashitey, Vincent (10 May 2026). "Black Princesses overcome Uganda to seal eighth straight U-20 Women's World Cup appearance". Prime News Ghana.
- ↑ Linda Owusu Ansah at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Kumasi
- Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C. players
- Ghana Women's Premier League players
- Ghana women's under-20 international footballers
- AFC Toronto players
- Northern Super League players
- 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players