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Stanley Aborah (footballer, born 1987)

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Stanley Aborah
Personal information
Full name Stanley Junior Aborah Opoku
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AS Trenčín
Number 14

Stanley Aborah, Jr. (born June 23, 1987 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Belgian football player of Ghanaian descent, an attacking midfielder playing for AS Trenčín of the Slovak Second Division.

Football career

Early career

Aborah was born in Ghana and has had Belgian nationality since he was 10 years old. He had spells at R.S.C. Anderlecht, Cappellen, AA Gent and Germinal Beerschot before joining Ajax youth team in 2001. His father, Stanley Aborah, Snr, a former Ghana International, was a defensive midfielder and played at Clubs including Germinal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot).

Ajax and Den Bosch

A former Young Ajax captain, he stepped into the senior Ajax squad in 2004/05 and made his debut [1] on October 16, 2004 against SC Heerenveen, playing in the UEFA Champions League victory [2] against Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC [3] three days later. Ajax loaned him in the 2005/06 season to second division F.C. Den Bosch to gain more experience. Aborah took part in 21 matches with this club and scored three goals. [4]

Dender and return to Den Bosch

On January 3, 2007, Stanley Aborah signed for Belgian Second Division side FCV Dender EH on free transfer. In the summer of 2007, Aborah signed a two year contract for his former club FC Den Bosch.

International career

Aborah has dual Ghanaian and Belgian citizenship. He was a Belgium Youth (U-18) International.

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Champions League Profile". uefa.com. 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2005-09-14.
  2. ^ "Ajax 3-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv". soccernet.espn.go.com. 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2004-10-19.
  3. ^ "Ajax restore pride, hope with 3-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv". ajax-usa.com. 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2004-10-19.
  4. ^ "Stanley Aboran loaned out to Den Bosch". ghanaweb.com. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2005-11-04.
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