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 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Ashanti Gold Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Ashanti Gold | 60 | (31) |
| 2007–2008 | Sfaxien | 19 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Al-Sadd | 20 | (13) |
| 2011 | → Al-Ahly Doha (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Ghana U-17 | ||
| 2009 | Ghana U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ghana[1] | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh (born 7 June 1989) commonly known as Agyemang Opoku, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1]
Club career
Born in Obuasi, Ashanti, Opoku began his career at the AshantiGold Soccer Academy[2] and was promoted to Ashanti Gold S.C.[3] He left Ashanti Gold and moved to Tunisian side Club Sportif Sfaxien as a free agent in January 2007.[4]
In December 2008, Opoku signed with 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]
Opoku signed a contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia during the summer of 2012 and made his official debut for the team on 26 July 2012, in a 1–3 away loss against FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match. His first and only game in the league was on 25 August 2012, in the 2–0 away win over Montana. The contract with Levski Sofia ended on 27 October 2012 due to injuries.[6]
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
- ^ a b c 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 28 July 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
- ^ "Opoku Agyeman - Due to injuries I have not played football since 2012". footballghana.com. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links
- Agyemang Opoku 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
- Ghana youth international footballers