Kwame Opoku

Kwame Opoku (born 8 May 1999) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for USM Alger and the Ghana national team.[1]

Kwame Opoku
Personal information
Full name Kwame Opoku
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 USM Alger
Number 9
Youth career
Nkoranza Warriors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2020 Nkoranza Warriors
2020–2021 Asante Kotoko 16 (7)
2021– USM Alger 19 (4)
National team‡
2021– Ghana 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2021

Club career

Asante Kotoko

Opoku began his career at Division One League side Nkoranza Warriors, before signing for Asante Kotoko.[2][3] In 2020, Asante Kotoko announced that they had signed him from Nkoranza-based club Nkoranza Warriors on a three-year contract.[4][5] He scored a brace to earn a win against Liberty professionals at the Accra Sports stadium on 11 January 2021.

USM Alger

On 16 March 2021, Opoku signed a four and half years contract with USM Alger for 350,000 euro.[6] On 8 May 2021, Opoku played his first competitive match in the League Cup in the Algiers Derby and scored a goal in the match that ended in 2–0 victory, which occurred on his 22nd birthday.[7]

After joining them only in the second round of the season, Opoku made an immediate impact and ended his first season in Algeria with 5 goals and 4 assists in 17 matches in all competitions.[8]

International career

Opoku debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 25 March 2021.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 November 2021 [10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Asante Kotoko 2020–21 Ghana Premier League 167005[lower-alpha 1]1—218
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 164——1[lower-alpha 2]1175
2021–22 1000——10
Career total 33110051113913
  1. three appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. All appearances in Algerian League Cup

References
  1. "Asante Kotoko striker Opoku sheds light on scoring Messi-like goals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. "Kotoko to announce signing of Nkoranza Warriors goal poacher". Ghana Sports Online. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. Bonaventure, Kolog Yenwonah. "BREAKING: Nkoranza Warriors SC release statement on Kwame Opoku | Ghana Sports Center". Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. "OFFICIAL: Kotoko sign striker Kwame Opoku from Nkoranza Warriors". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  5. "Asante Kotoko complete signing of Kwame Opoku from Nkoranza Warriors". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. "USMA : Opoku s'engagera pour quatre ans et demi". DZFoot.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. "Coupe de la Ligue : L'USMA domine le MCA, le WAT et le NCM créent la surprise". DZFoot.com. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. "Algeria: Striker Kwame Opoku scores winer as USM Alger beat Paradou". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  9. "Match Report of South Africa vs Ghana - 2021-03-25 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 Mar 2021. Retrieved 27 Mar 2021.
  10. "Kwame Opoku". Soccerway.


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