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Not to be confused with William Opoku Mensah.
William Opoku
Personal information
Full name William Opoku Asiedu
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Minerva Punjab
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Okyeman Planners
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017 → Levadia Tallinn (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Levadia Tallinn U21 (loan) 15 (7)
2017– Minerva Punjab 18 (5)
International career
2016 Ghana U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:06, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

William Opoku Asiedu (born 1 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League side Minerva Punjab.[1]

Career

Club

Opoku's career began in Ghana with Division One club Okyeman Planners.[2] He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman.[2] In February 2017, Opoku joined Premier League team Middlesbrough on a long-term contract.[3][4] He was immediately loaned out to Levadia Tallinn of the Meistriliiga for eighteen months.[3][4] He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versus Flora.[1] During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for the club's reserve team in the Esiliiga.[1] In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in the second tier.[1]

His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.[5] On 26 September, Opoku joined I-League side Minerva Punjab.[6][7][8] He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a 2017 Punjab State Football League match against Dalbir FA.[9] In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances.[1] On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Churchill Brothers which secured the 2017–18 I-League title for Minerva Punjab.[1][10][11] He extended his contract with Minerva for one more year in September 2018.[12]

International

Opoku has represented Ghana at U20 level, featuring during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.[2][13]

Career statistics

As of 29 May 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Minerva Punjab 2017–18 I-League 18 5 1 0 0 0 — 2[d] 1[e] 21 6
Career total 18 5 1 0 0 0 — 2 1 21 6
  1. ^ Includes the Super Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Durand Cup
  3. ^ Includes the Punjab State Football League
  4. ^ Two appearances in 2017 Punjab State Football League
  5. ^ One goal in 2017 Punjab State Football League

Honours

Minerva Punjab[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "William Opoku profile". Soccerway. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "EXCLUSIVE: Okyeman Planners super kid William Opoku Asiedu lands at the Riverside to seal Middlesbrough move". Ghana Soccernet. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Midfielder William Opoku Asiedu Joins Boro's Academy". Middlesbrough F.C. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "William Opoku Asiedu: Middlesbrough sign Ghana youngster and loan him out to Estonian club". Gazette Live. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Levadia loobus Middlesbrough'st laenul olnud ghanalase teenetest". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Minerva Punjab FC on a signing spree, rope in talented foreigner from Middlesbrough". Minerva Punjab FC. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ "U-17 World Cup 2017: Colombia beat Minerva Punjab U-20 in practice match". Goal. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Levadiast lahkunud ghanalane läks koos Kovbiga Indiasse". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Minerva Punjab FC trash Dalbir FA 3-0 in Punjab Football League". Minerva Punjab FC. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Minerva Punjab FC Crowned Hero I-League Champions". I-League. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Minerva Punjab FC crowned I-League 2017-18 champions". Goal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  12. ^ "WILLIAM OPOKU EXTENDS HIS STAY WITH THE WARRIORS". minervapunjabfc. com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Asiedu happy to join Middlesbrough". Goal. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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