Nicholas Opoku
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 11 August 1997||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Amiens (on loan from Udinese) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kumasi Corner Babies | |||
2016–2017 | Berekum Chelsea | 19 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Club Africain | 18 | (0) |
2018– | Udinese | 19 | (0) |
2020– | → Amiens (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Ghana U17 | |||
Ghana U20 | |||
2017– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 29 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018 |
Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Amiens, on loan from Udinese. He has also been capped at the international level.
Club career
Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[2] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[3]
On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[4]
On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[5]
International career
Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[2] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[6]
In July 2017, Opoku made his senior international debut in a 2–1 defeat against United States. He came as a 38th minute substitute for Rashid Sumaila following his knee injury.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
External links
- Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
- Nicholas Opoku at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Ghanaian footballers
- Berekum Chelsea F.C. players
- Club Africain players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Amiens SC players
- Ghana international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Serie A players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France