Princess Marfo

Princess Marfo
Personal information
Full name Princess Dankwa Marfo
Date of birth (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Ghana
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 PSV
Youth career
2014–2022 Right To Dream Academy
2022 FC Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 FC Nordsjælland 37 (3)
2024–2025 Bay FC 9 (0)
2025–2026 FC Nordsjælland 17 (5)
2026– PSV 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:49, 23 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 August 2024

Princess Dankwa Marfo (born 2 October 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV and the Ghanaian national team. She has previously played for Danish A-Liga club FC Nordsjælland and Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Club career

Marfo joined the Right to Dream Academy in 2014 and was the first female graduate of the academy in 2022 when she turned 18. She made her senior team debut in March 2022, in a match against Fortuna Hjørring. The following season she scored her first goal for the club, on 14 October 2022 against Brøndby IF. She signed a two-year extension with the club on 24 June 2023.

On 30 January 2024, NWSL club Bay FC acquired Marfo through a transfer fee, signing her for a contract through the 2025 season with an option for 2026. In her first season with the team, Marfo played in 9 games. She did not make any appearances for Bay FC her second season and ended up mutually terminating her contract with the club on 15 August 2025.

In September 2025, Marfo re-joined her former club FC Nordsjælland.

On 22 June 2026, Dutch club PSV announced the signing of Marfo on a three-year deal.

International career

Marfo holds both Ghanaian and Danish citizenship. In May 2023, she was being monitored by Ghana national football team coach Nora Häuptle while playing in Denmark. In July of the following year she gained her first call up to a Ghana senior national team squad, receiving her first cap as a substitute in a friendly match against Japan.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 August 2026Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Ivory Coast1–12–12026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 August 2025
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Nordsjælland 2021–22 Kvindeligaen 600 0——60
2022–23 22 2 5 3 —— 27 5
2023–24 14 1 0 0 —— 14 1
Bay FC 2024 NWSL 90——10100
2025 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 513530010576

Honors

FC Nordsjælland

References

  1. ↑ salmahamed (31 January 2024). "Game-Changer Princess Marfo Joins Bay FC From FC Nordsjælland". Right To Dream. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 Baidoo, Lawrence Degraft (24 August 2023). "Princess Marfo: The first female Right to Dream graduate to play for Nordsjaelland". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Princess skriver under på en 2-årig kontraktforlængelse" [Princess signs a 2-year contract extension]. FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Bay FC signs young Ghanaian forward Princess Marfo". Bay FC (Press release). Bay Football Club. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "I pray FC Nordsjaelland succeeds without me, says Ghana forward Princess Marfo after sealing Bay FC move". Football Ghana. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Princess Marfo at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ↑ Bay FC [@wearebayfc]; (15 August 2025). "#BayFC and @dammcesss have mutually agreed to terminate her contract. We wish her the best in her future!" – via Instagram.
  8. ↑ "Black Queens forward Princess Marfo returns to FC Nordsjaelland after Bay FC spell". GhanaSoccernet. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "El PSV ficha a Princess Dankwa Marfo, procedente del FC Nordsjælland". PSV (in Spanish). 22 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nora Häuptle monitors Princess Dankwa Marfo in Danish Women's League". Ghana Football Association. May 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bay FC's Princess Marfo joins Black Queens squad ahead of friendly against Japan - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Japan 4-0 Ghana (13 Jul, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2024.