Nicholas Opoku

Nicholas Opoku

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kasımpaşa
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kumasi Corner Babies
2016–2017	Berekum Chelsea	19	(1)
2017–2018	Club Africain	18	(0)
2018–2021	Udinese	19	(0)
2020–2021	→ Amiens (loan)	34	(0)
2021–2024	Amiens	65	(0)
2024–	Kasımpaşa	12	(0)
International career^‡
	Ghana U17
	Ghana U20
2017–	Ghana	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 13 December 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018

Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.[2] He has also been capped at the international level.

Club career

Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[3] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[4]

On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[5]

On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[6]

In April 2021, The Court of Arbitration for Sport asked Tunisian side Club Africain to pay him US$279,500 after repeated failure to be pay his salary, which lead termination of his contract wihh the club in June 2018.[7]

International career

Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[3] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[8]

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.[9]

References

1. "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
2. Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
3. "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
4. "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
5. "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
6. "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
7. "Club Africain handed transfer ban for not paying Nicholas Opoku – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
8. "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
9. "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.

External links

• Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
• Nicholas Opoku at National-Football-Teams.com