In 2014, then-Helsingborgs forward David Accam lit up the Swedish Svenska Cupen, the country’s domestic cup competition played since 1941. The diminutive Ghanaian bagged six goals in six matches during the team’s run to the tournament final, an eventual 1-0 defeat to Elfsborg.
Fast-forward to August 2016. Accam has five goals in five total appearances in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as a member of the Chicago Fire and is on the brink of appearing in another domestic cup final.
“Cup games, it’s like…you’re always close to winning a trophy,” he said.