Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh (born 7 June 1989) commonly known as Agyemang Opoku, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Obuasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Ashanti Gold Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Ashanti Gold | 60 | (31) |
| 2007–2008 | Sfaxien | 19 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Al-Sadd | 20 | (13) |
| 2011 | → Al-Ahly Doha (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | PIFA Sports | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Ghana U-17 | ||
| 2009 | Ghana U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ghana[1] | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Obuasi, Ashanti, Opoku began his career at the AshantiGold Soccer Academy[3] and was promoted to Ashanti Gold S.C.[4] He left Ashanti Gold and moved to Tunisian side Club Sportif Sfaxien as a free agent in January 2007.[5][6]
In December 2008, Opoku signed with Al Sadd of the Qatar Stars League. On 22 February 2011, he joined another Qatari club Al-Ahli on a three-month loan deal from Al Sadd.[7]
Opoku signed a contract with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia during the summer of 2012 and made his official debut for the team on 26 July 2012, in a 1–3 away loss against FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match. His first and only game in the league was on 25 August 2012, in the 2–0 away win over Montana. The contract with Levski Sofia ended on 27 October 2012 due to injuries.[8][6]
International career
editOpoku played at the 2005 Africa under 17 Championships and was member of the Ghana national under-17 football team at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru. Opoku was also part of the Ghana national under-20 football team that won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[9][10][2]
Honours
editSfaxien
Al Sadd
Ghana U-17
- African U-17 Championship runner up: 2005[12]
Ghana U-20
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010[11]
Individual
- African U-17 Championship Top scorer: 2005
References
edit- ^ a b c Agyemang Opoku at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b Kobo, Kingsley (22 April 2019). "Agyemang: I will quit football if there's no chance of a comeback | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Starlets begin camping
- ^ CS Sfaxien loses Apoko; Qatari deal reportedly worth 2.6m euros on www.magharebia.com
- ^ Opoku Joins Al Saad MTNfootball.com Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine on www.africanfootball.mtnfootball.com
- ^ a b Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (20 April 2020). "I Have Been Down With Injury Since 2012 - Black Satellites Star Opoku Agyemang". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Ghana International Opoku Agyemang Joins Qatari Side Al-Ahli On Three-Month Loan on www.goal.com
- ^ "Opoku Agyeman - Due to injuries I have not played football since 2012". footballghana.com. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Opoku Agyemang joins Ghana team". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Gyimah, Edmund Okai (10 October 2014). "Opoku Agyemang set for comeback after long layoff | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Agyemang Opoku - Profile with news, career statistics and history". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
External links
edit- Agyemang Opoku at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info