Agyemang Opoku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Obuasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Ashanti Gold Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Ashanti Gold | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sfaxien | 27 | (7) |
| 2008–2012 | Al-Sadd | 20 | (13) |
| 2011 | → Al-Ahly Doha (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Ghana U-17 | ||
| 2009 | Ghana U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | Ghana[1] | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2012 | |||
Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh (born 7 June 1989) commonly known as Agyemang Opoku, is a Ghanaian professional footballer.
Career
Born in Obuasi, Ashanti, Opoku began his career by the AshantiGold Soccer Academy[2] and was than promoted to Ashanti Gold SC[3] He left than Ashanti Gold and was transferred to Tunisian side Club Sportif Sfaxien as free agent, in January 2007.[4] On December 2008, he was transferred to Al Sadd of the Qatar Stars League. On 22 February 2011, he joined another Qatari club Al-Ahli on a three-month loan deal from Al Sadd.[5] He signed a contract with Levski Sofia during the summer of 2012 and made his official debut for the team from Bulgaria on 26 July 2012, in a 1–3 away loss against FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match while his first and only game in the league was on 25 August 2012, in the 2:0 away win over Montana. Levski Sofia ended his contract on 27 October 2012, reportedly due to disciplinary issues.[6] Opoku subsequently had a stint with Israeli club Hapoel Kfar Saba, appearing in 9 league matches between September and December 2012.[7]
International career
Opoku played at the 2005 Africa under 17 Championships and was member of the Ghana national under-17 football team at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru. Opoku was also part of the Ghana national under-20 football team that won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
Honours
International
- Ghana U-20
- Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
References
- ^ Agyemang Opoku at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Starlets begin camping
- ^ CS Sfaxien loses Apoko; Qatari deal reportedly worth 2.6m euros on www.magharebia.com
- ^ Opoku Joins Al Saad MTNfootball.com Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine on www.africanfootball.mtnfootball.com
- ^ Ghana International Opoku Agyemang Joins Qatari Side Al-Ahli On Three-Month Loan on www.goal.com
- ^ "Иво Тонев наказва Гаджев и Опоку" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh player profile and statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
Ghana squads | |
|---|---|
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Obuasi
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Ghanaian expatriates in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Ashanti Gold SC players
- CS Sfaxien players
- Al Sadd SC players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players
- Qatar Stars League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players