Jerome Opoku

Jerome Opoku (born 14 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Accrington Stanley.[3]

Jerome Opoku
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998[1]
Place of birth Mitcham, England
Height 1.941 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2019 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Fulham 0 (0)
2019– → Accrington Stanley (loan) 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:07, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Fulham

A central defender who can also play at left-back, Jerome Opoku made his debut for the Under-18s in the 2014/15 season.

A local boy from Mitcham, he joined the Academy at the age of nine and attended Coombe School.

In the 2016/17 season, he featured for both the Under-18s and in the PL2 side, and scored at Stoke City for the Under-18s.

The young centre back captained the Fulham U23's at the end of the 2018/19 season..[4]

Accrington

On 2 September 2019, Opoku was sent to league one side Accrington Stanley in order to gain first team experience.[5] He made his Accrington debut against Bristol Rovers on 7 September 2019 in an eventual 3-3 draw. After a 3-1 defeat to Sunderland, in an interview he claimed he would play anywhere the coach put him.[6]

References
  1. "Jerome Opoku". Fulham.
  2. "Jerome Opoku". 11v11. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. Jerome Opoku at Soccerbase
  4. "JEROME OPOKU FULHAM PROFILE".
  5. "ACCRINGTON SIGN JEROME ON LOAN".
  6. "JEROME OPOKU READY TO PLAY ANYWHERE".
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