Kwaku Karikari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horsens | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charity Stars | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Liberty Professionals | 32 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Dreams (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Jedinstvo Ub | 67 | (29) |
| 2024– | Horsens | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2024 | |||
Kwaku Karikari (born 25 March 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens.
Early life
[edit]Karikari was born and bred in Obuasi, a mining community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2] He played for lower-tier side Charity Stars before being poached by Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals,[3] where he was assigned to the club's youth team before his promotion into the senior team in October 2020.[4]
Career
[edit]Karikari started his senior career with Liberty Professionals in October 2020. He made his debut on 22 November 2020, after coming on in the 65th minute for Razak Boame in a 2–2 draw against Elmina Sharks.[4] In the process he scored his first competitive goal by scoring an equalizer in the 89th minute via a Emmanuel Paga assist help them salvage an away draw.[5]
On 7 February 2021, he scored a goal that earned Liberty a 1–0 victory against his native Ashanti Gold.[1] The win ended their six-game winless run.[2] On 10 April 2021, he scored Liberty Professionals third goal by scoring from the spot-kick in their 4–0 victory over Elmina Sharks.[6][7]
Within the season, he scored winning goals against Eleven Wonders and Karela United to help Liberty to victories and keep their relegation fight alive.[8][9] In both matches he was adjudged the man of the match.[10][11]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, he scored 7 goals and made 2 assists in 32 league appearances, ending the season as the club's joint top goal scorer with Abraham Wayo.[12][13]
Karikari scored 13 league goals in 31 appearances for Jedinstvo Ub in the 2022–23 Serbian First League.[14]
On July 22, 2024, Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens confirmed that they had bought Karikari, who signed a contract until June 2028.[15]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Serbian First League Best Player for Half Season: 2022–23[16]
- Serbian First League Best Foreign Player of the Season: 2022–23[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Ghana Premier League: AshantiGold v Liberty Professionals- Obuasi-born Karikari ends Miners unbeaten home record". Football Ghana. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b Eshun, Bill (7 February 2021). "GPL: Five talking points from matchday 13 – MyJoyOnline.com". My JoyOnline. Joy FM (Ghana). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Charity Stars youngster Abdul Moomin joins FC Porto". GhanaWeb. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b Adamu, Seidu (23 November 2020). "Debut Delight – Kwaku Karikari Opens Liberty Professionals account with a Classy goal in Elmina". 442 GH. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Elmina Sharks FC vs Liberty Professionals FC – 2020-11-22 – Ghana Premier League – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Liberty Professionals win big against Elmina Sharks at Sogakope". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (10 April 2021). "Match Report : Liberty Professionals 4–0 Elmina Sharks – Liberty thump Sharks to keep survival hopes alive". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karikari scores as Liberty Professionals stun Wonders at Obuasi". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (18 April 2021). "GHPL: Kwaku Karikari's solitary goal propels Liberty to beat Eleven Wonders on matchday 20". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Liberty forward Kwaku Karikari picks MOTM award in vital win against Eleven Wonders". GhanaSoccernet. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Forward Kwaku Karikari wins MOTM in Liberty Professionals win over Karela United". GhanaSoccernet. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Liberty teenager Abraham Wayo close to joining Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel". GhanaWeb. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Kwaku Karikari – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Ghanaian youngster Kwaku Karikari named best foreign player in Serbian Parva Liga". Ghanasoccernet. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ AC HORSENS HENTER ALSIDIG OFFENSIVSPILLER, achorsens.dk, 22 July 2024
- ^ "Youngster Kwaku Karikari wins best player award at FK Jedinstvo Ub in Serbia". Ghanasoccernet. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kwaku Karikari at Global Sports Archive
- Kwaku Karikari at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- People from Obuasi
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Charity Stars F.C. players
- Dreams F.C. players
- FK Jedinstvo Ub players
- AC Horsens players
- Serbian First League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
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