Nicholas Opoku

Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Amiens, on loan from Udinese. He has also been capped at the international level.

Nicholas Opoku
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997[1]
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Amiens (on loan from Udinese)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kumasi Corner Babies
2016–2017 Berekum Chelsea 19 (1)
2017–2018 Club Africain 18 (0)
2018– Udinese 19 (0)
2020– → Amiens (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:31, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2018

Club career

Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[2] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[3]

On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[4]

On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[5]

International career

Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[2] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[6]

In July 2017, Opoku made his senior international debut in a 2–1 defeat against United States. He came as a 38th minute substitute for Rashid Sumaila following his knee injury.[7]

References
  1. "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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