William Opoku
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Accra,Ghana | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft7+1⁄2in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paro FC | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Okyeman Planners | ||
2016–2017 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2017 | →Levadia Tallinn(loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017 | →Levadia Tallinn U21(loan) | 15 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Minerva Punjab | 29 | (7) |
2019 | Ozone | 8 | (1) |
2019 | BSS Sporting Club | 4 | (5) |
2020 | Bhawanipore | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Bengaluru United | 4 | (1) |
2021 | Butwal Lumbini | 9 | (4) |
2023 | Bodoland FC | ||
2024 | Al-Qous | ||
International career | |||
2016 | Ghana U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Opoku Asiedu(born 1 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielder.BesidesGhana,he has played inEngland,Estonia,Nepal,Saudi ArabiaBhutanandIndia.[2]
Club career
[edit]Opoku's career began in Ghana withDivision OneclubOkyeman Planners.[3]He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman.[3]In February 2017, Opoku joinedPremier LeagueteamMiddlesbroughon a long-term contract.[4][5]He was immediately loaned out toLevadia Tallinnof theMeistriliigafor eighteen months.[4][5]He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versusFlora.[1]During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for theirreserve teamin theEsiliiga.[1]In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in thetier two.[1]His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.[6]
On 26 September, Opoku joinedI-LeaguesideMinerva Punjab.[7][8][9]He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a2017 Punjab State Football Leaguematch against Dalbir FA.[10]In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances.[1]On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win overChurchill Brotherswhich secured the2017–18 I-Leaguetitle.[1][11][12]He extended his contract for one more year in September 2018.[13]However, in 2019, Opoku moved toOzoneof theI-League 2nd Division.[14]Months after, he headed toCalcutta Football Leagueteam BSS Sporting Club.[15]
2020 saw Opoku move acrossKolkatatoBhawanipore.[16]In September of the same year, Opoku headed back to the I-League 2nd Division withBengaluru United.[17]
International career
[edit]Opoku has represented Ghana atU20level, featuring during the2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nationsqualifying campaign.[3][18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 September 2020.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Minerva Punjab | 2017–18 | I-League | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
2018–19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
Career total | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
Honours
[edit]Minerva Punjab
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"William Opoku profile".Soccerway.16 November 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 26 May 2021.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^Opoku: How India's second division is better than GhanaArchived9 August 2020 at theWayback Machinegoal.com
- ^abc"EXCLUSIVE: Okyeman Planners super kid William Opoku Asiedu lands at the Riverside to seal Middlesbrough move".Ghana Soccernet.4 November 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^ab"Midfielder William Opoku Asiedu Joins Boro's Academy".Middlesbrough F.C.2 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 1 September 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^ab"William Opoku Asiedu: Middlesbrough sign Ghana youngster and loan him out to Estonian club".Gazette Live.2 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 13 August 2020.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Levadia loobus Middlesbrough'st laenul olnud ghanalase teenetest".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.15 June 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Minerva Punjab FC on a signing spree, rope in talented foreigner from Middlesbrough".Minerva Punjab FC.26 September 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2018.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"U-17 World Cup 2017: Colombia beat Minerva Punjab U-20 in practice match".Goal.27 September 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Levadiast lahkunud ghanalane läks koos Kovbiga Indiasse".Eesti Rahvusringhääling.27 September 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 17 November 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^"Minerva Punjab FC trash Dalbir FA 3-0 in Punjab Football League".Minerva Punjab FC.3 October 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2018.Retrieved16 November2017.
- ^ab"Minerva Punjab FC Crowned Hero I-League Champions".I-League.8 March 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 9 March 2018.Retrieved8 March2018.
- ^ab"Minerva Punjab FC crowned I-League 2017-18 champions".Goal.8 March 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 8 March 2018.Retrieved8 March2018.
- ^"WILLIAM OPOKU EXTENDS HIS STAY WITH THE WARRIORS".minervapunjabfc. com.Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2018.Retrieved22 September2018.
- ^"Match Details - Hero I-League".I-League.2 March 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2019.Retrieved6 March2019.
- ^"Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019".Khel Now.25 July 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 18 May 2020.Retrieved27 July2019.
- ^"Match Details".League.25 January 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 11 March 2020.Retrieved11 March2020.
- ^"Primus, Opoku to lead FCBU's challenge".The Times of India.5 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 5 September 2020.Retrieved5 September2020.
- ^"Asiedu happy to join Middlesbrough".Goal.2 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 29 August 2017.Retrieved16 November2017.
External links
[edit]- William Opokuat Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Meistriliiga players
- Esiliiga players
- I-League players
- I-League 2 players
- Saudi Second Division players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- FCI Levadia Tallinn players
- FCI Levadia U21 players
- Punjab FC players
- Ozone FC players
- Bhawanipore FC players
- FC Bengaluru United players
- Al-Qous FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal
- Nepal Super League players
- Calcutta Football League players