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Nana Opoku Ampomah

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Nana Opoku Ampomah
Ampomah with Forge FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 11
Youth career
Prisco Minis
Santos Academy
Bravo Bravo
2016 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Waasland-Beveren 84 (18)
2019–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 13 (0)
2020–2022 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 → Fortuna Düsseldorf II 8 (3)
2024– Forge FC 14 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018

Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.

Early life

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Ampomah played youth football with Prisco Minis, Santos Academy (the Ghanaian training center of Brazilian club Santos FC), and FC Bravo Bravo in his native Ghana.[1] In 2016, he joined the U21 team of Belgian club KV Mechelen.[2]

Club career

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In July 2016, Ampomah signed a three-year contract with an option for an additional season with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren.[2]

In 2019, he signed with German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] In October 2020, he was loaned to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League.[4] After failing to secure a move to another club in the summer of 2021, he returned to Antwerp for another season on loan.[5] After his loan spell, he returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf in June 2022, after not making any appearances in his second season.[6] After dealing with injuries upon his return,[7] and arriving to pre-season late, he was sent to the second team, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, in the Regionalliga during the 2022-23 season.[8][9] He departed the club at the end of June 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.[10]

In February 2024, Ampomah signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[11][12] Due to work permit issues, his arrival to the club was delayed, with Ampomah finally able to join the club in June 2024.[13] He made his debut on 15 June, recording an assist in a 2-2 draw against the HFX Wanderers.[14][15] He scored his first goal on 27 July in a 3-0 victory over the HFX Wanderers.[16]

International career

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Ampomah has earned four caps for the Ghana national team (one appearance in World Cup qualification, one appearance in African Cup of Nations Qualification, and two friendly appearances).[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 October 2024[18]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waasland-Beveren 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 18 2 — 2 0 — — 20 2
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 36 8 — 2 1 — — 38 9
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 30 8 — 0 0 — — 30 8
Total 84 18 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 88 19
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2019–20 Bundesliga 12 0 — 4 2 — — 16 2
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 1 0 — 1 0 — — 2 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 18 2
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 15 1 — 2 0 7 0 — 24 1
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 15 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 24 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 8 3 — — — — 8 3
Forge FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 16 2
Career totals 134 24 0 0 13 3 7 0 0 0 154 27
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup, the DFB-Pokal and the Canadian Championship
  2. ^ Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of 22 October 2024[19]
Ghana
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 3 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ "Nana Ampomah: Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's successor to Dodi Lukebakio?". Bundesliga. 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah rejoint Waasland-Beveren" [Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah joins Waasland-Beveren]. Le Soir (in French). 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ Narkortu Teye, Prince (4 August 2019). "Bundesliga berth a dream come-true - Nana Ampomah". Goal. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Exclusive! Nana Opoku Ampomah arrives in Belgium to complete loan move to Royal Antwerp FC". Ghana Soccer Net. 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ghanaian attacker Nana Ampomah staying at Royal Antwerp despite efforts to offload him this summer". Football Ghana. 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah returns to German side Dusseldorf". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian forward Nana Ampomah joins Dusseldorf's long injury list". Ghana Soccer Net. 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Hochrainer, Sebastian (20 January 2023). "Düsseldorf wirft Ampomah raus!" [Düsseldorf throws Ampomah out!]. Sport Bild (in German).
  9. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Nana Opoku Ampomah attracting interest from top European clubs". Ghana Soccer Net. 10 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Ghanaian winger Nana Ampomah ends 'nightmare' stay at Fortuna Dusseldorf". Football Ghana. 3 July 2023.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (1 February 2024). "Forge Adds Former Bundesliga Winger Nana Opoku Ampomah". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ Kostudis, Anton (12 February 2024). "Halbes Jahr vereinslosEx-Fortuna-Flop hat neuen Klub: "Lasst uns Geschichte schreiben"" [Without a club for half a year, ex-Fortuna flop has a new club: “Let’s make history”]. Express (in German).
  13. ^ Jacques, John (13 June 2024). "Forge Boosted By Bundesliga Winger Nana Ampomah's Arrival". Northern Tribune.
  14. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (15 June 2024). "Match Analysis: Stoppage time equalizer denies Halifax Wanderers again during dramatic draw with Forge FC". Canadian Premier League.
  15. ^ Milton, Steve (20 June 2024). "Ampomah Has Arrived and Looks Exactly as Advertised". Forge FC.
  16. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (27 July 2024). "Match Analysis: Clinical Forge FC counterattack powers them past Halifax Wanderers at home". Canadian Premier League.
  17. ^ "Forge FC sign Ghanaian attacker Nana Opoku Ampomah". Forge FC. 1 February 2024.
  18. ^ Nana Opoku Ampomah at Soccerway
  19. ^ Nana Opoku Ampomah at National-Football-Teams.com
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