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Revision as of 14:36, 2 November 2018

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
 Udinese
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kumasi Corner Babies
2016–2017 Berekum Chelsea 19 (1)
2017–2018 Club Africain 18 (0)
2018– Udinese 3 (0)
International career‡
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018

Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Italian club Udinese as a defender. 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.[2] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[3]

Udinese

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

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.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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