| Kpah Sherman | |
| Fullname: | Kpah Sean Sherman |
| Birth Date: | 1992 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Sri Pahang |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Years1: | –2009 |
| Clubs1: | Aries FC |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Mighty Barrolle |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | Barrack Young Controllers |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | Harnosands FF |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Düzkaya |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs6: | Çetinkaya |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Years7: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs7: | → Lefke Türk S.K. (loan) |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 16 |
| Years8: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs8: | Young Africans |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Black Aces |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Clubs10: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Clubs11: | Çetinkaya |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs12: | MISC-MIFA |
| Caps12: | 29 |
| Goals12: | 21 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | PKNS |
| Caps13: | 19 |
| Goals13: | 14 |
| Years14: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs14: | Kedah Darul Aman |
| Caps14: | 28 |
| Goals14: | 19 |
| Years15: | 2022 |
| Clubs15: | Terengganu |
| Caps15: | 14 |
| Goals15: | 6 |
| Years16: | 2023– |
| Clubs16: | Sri Pahang |
| Caps16: | 25 |
| Goals16: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Liberia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 11 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 November 2023 |
Kpah Sherman (born 3 February 1992) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang. Besides Malaysia, he has played in his native Liberia, Northern Cyprus, Tanzania, and South Africa.[1] [2] [3]
Sherman's football career began with his local team Aries FC in Liberia before moving to Barrolle FC. After an impressive display at Barrolle he was signed by Liberian club Barrack Young Controllers FC. Sherman spent a season with them and later moved to Sweden to join Harnosand FC. Cyprus League side Cetinkaya TSK then signed him for the 2012–13 season. After a good season, he joined Lefke Türk S.K. and later moved to Young Africans S.C. in the Tanzania League. He became one of the club's top forwards.
After winning the 2014–15 Tanzanian Premier League, Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. signed him to a three-year contract, and he made his debut in a match against Orlando Pirates on 8 September 2015.[4] [5] [6]
Sherman Moved to Cetinkaya TSK in 2012.[7] He was said to have been in phenomenal form in the KTFF Süper Lig, scoring 8 goals with Cetinkaya TSK by February 2013 and was among the top scorers.[8] Instrumental to Cetinkaya TSK's 2012–13 title, he won the 2014–15 Tanzanian Premier League after transferring to Young Africans S.C., making him the first Liberian to win league titles in two different countries.[9]
Sherman transferred to Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. in 2015.[10] [11] When the first half of the 2015-16 National First Division was over, Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. loaned him to Santos Engen in the winter transfer window.[12] Santos Engen chief director Zeca Marques commended the Liberian international as "arguably one of the best players we ever signed."[13]
In 2017, Sherman signed for MISC-MIFA.[14] He scored his first goal for them in a 3–3 draw with UiTM F.C. and scored 6 goals by the end of September, finishing the season with 7 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances, helping MISC-MIFA avoid relegation and extending his contract for the 2018 season.[15] [16] [17] [18] On 7 December 2018, Sherman signed for Malaysia Super League club PKNS.[19] He helped PKNS FC retain its spot in Malaysian Super League by scoring 14 goals in 19 games. He went on to finish the 2019 season as the Super League Golden Boot winner.[20] On 27 November 2019, Sherman joined Malaysia Super League club Kedah FA.[21] He later signed for rival Sri Pahang in 2023.[22]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| MISC-MIFA | 2017 | Malaysia Premier League | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Total | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | |||
| PKNS | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 29 | 17 | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 23 | 14 | |||
| Total | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 21 | |||
| Terengganu | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | – | 22 | 13 | ||
| Sri Pahang | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | |
| Career total | 110 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 83 | |||
Sherman made his international debut in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Lesotho on 30 May 2014.
Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2018 | SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 15 October 2019 | SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Individual
April 2021
Top scorer 2019