Stanley Aborah (footballer, born 1987)
.jpg) Stanley Aborah (left) in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Opoku Aborah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1998–1999 | Cappellen | ||
| 1999–2000 | Gent | ||
| 2000–2001 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2001–2004 | Jong Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Dender | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Den Bosch | 36 | (3) |
| 2010 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cappellen | 14 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitesse Arnhem | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Mura 05 | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ferencváros | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Notts County | 42 | (1) |
| 2017– | Portsmouth | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Belgium U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2017 | |||
Stanley Opoku Aborah (born 23 June 1987) is a Ghanaian-Belgian footballer who last played for EFL League Two side Portsmouth. He is primarily an attacking midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Belgian passport.
Career
Early career
Aborah was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and has had Belgian nationality since he was 10 years old. He had spells at R.S.C. Anderlecht, Cappellen, AA Gent and Germinal Beerschot before joining the Ajax youth team in 2001. His father, Stanley Aborah, Snr, a former Ghana international, operated as a defensive midfielder and played at clubs including Germinal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot).
In the Netherlands
As a former Jong Ajax captain, he stepped into the senior Ajax squad in 2004–05 and made his debut on 16 October 2004, against SC Heerenveen,[2] playing in the UEFA Champions League victory against Maccabi Tel-Aviv three days later.[3][4]
Ajax loaned him in the 2005–06 season to second division F.C. Den Bosch to gain more experience. Aborah took part in 21 matches with this club and scored three goals.[5]
In Belgium, Slovakia and England
On 3 January 2007, he signed for Belgian Second Division side FCV Dender EH on a free transfer. In the summer of 2007, Aborah signed a two-year contract with his former club Den Bosch. In 2010, he left Bosch and joined second division Slovakian team; AS Trenčín, he then left them at the end of the season and joined Gillingham of England's Football League Two on a one-month contract in August 2010, which was subsequently extended to two months.[6] He made his Gillingham debut in 1–0 defeat away to Bradford City on 18 September 2010, but this proved to be his only appearance for the club, as he was released from his contract on 5 October.[7]
In July 2015, Aborah signed for Notts County after having a trial with the Nottinghamshire side. He remained with the club until he was released on 31 January 2017.[8] Aborah subsequently signed for Portsmouth but was released after just 4 appearances, 3 as a sub, in the summer of 2017.
International career
Aborah has dual Ghanaian and Belgian citizenship. He was a Belgium youth (U18) international[citation needed].
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League Profile". uefa.com. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2005.
- ^ "Ajax 3–0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv". ESPNsoccernet. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2004.
- ^ "Ajax restore pride, hope with 3–0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv". ajax-usa.com. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2004.
- ^ "Stanley Aboran loaned out to Den Bosch". ghanaweb.com. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2005.
- ^ "Aborah signs for the Gills". Gillingham F.C. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Gillingham release midfielder Stanley Aborah". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Notts sign West Brom striker on loan as Aborah leaves Meadow Lane". Nottingham Post. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
External links
- Stanley Aborah at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from December 2012
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Belgian people of Ghanaian descent
- Belgian footballers
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Den Bosch players
- F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. players
- FK AS Trenčín players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- SBV Vitesse players
- ND Mura 05 players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Belgian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriates in Slovakia
- Belgian expatriates in England
- Belgian expatriates in Slovenia
- Belgian expatriates in Hungary
- R. Cappellen F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players