Jerome Osei Opoku (born 14 October 1998) is a professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jerome Osei Opoku[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vejle (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Arouca | 26 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2024– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Ghana | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editHe captained the Fulham U23's at the end of the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 2 September 2019, Opoku was sent on loan to League One side Accrington Stanley in order to gain first team experience.[4] He made his Accrington debut against Bristol Rovers on 7 September 2019 in an eventual 3–3 draw. After a 3–1 defeat to Sunderland, in an interview he claimed he would play anywhere the coach put him.[5]
On 25 September 2020, Opoku joined League One side Plymouth Argyle on loan until January.[6]
On 30 July 2021, Opoku was loaned out again, this time to Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub, for the entire 2021–22 season.[7]
On 24 June 2022, Opoku joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[8][9]
On 14 September 2023, Opoku signed a one-year contract extension with Arouca, until 2026,[10] and was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[11]
International career
editBorn in England, Opoku is of Ghanaian descent.[12] On 18 October 2023, he debuted for the Ghana national team team in a friendly loss to the United States national team.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2017–18[14] | Premier League 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018–19[15] | Premier League 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20[16] | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2020–21[17] | League One | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 2021–22[18] | Danish Superliga | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Arouca | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ a b Jerome Opoku at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Jerome Opoku". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "JEROME OPOKU FULHAM PROFILE".
- ^ "ACCRINGTON SIGN JEROME ON LOAN". BBC Sport.
- ^ "JEROME OPOKU READY TO PLAY ANYWHERE". Lancashire Telegraph. 17 September 2019.
- ^ "On-Loan Opoku". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Vejle Boldklub lejer talentfuld forsvarsspiller i Fulham F.C. Archived 2 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine, vejle-boldklub.dk, 30 July 2021
- ^ @OficialFCArouca (24 June 2022). "Bem-vindo a familia, Jerome" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jerome Opoku assina com o Arouca por três épocas" [Jerome Opoku signs with Arouca for three seasons] (in European Portuguese). Record. 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Jerome Opoku renova com o Arouca e sai por empréstimo para o Basaksehir" [Jerome Opoku renews with Arouca and leaves on loan to Basaksehir] (in European Portuguese). Record. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "HOŞ GELDİN JEROME OPOKU" [Welcome Jerome Opoku] (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir FK. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian defender Jerome Opoku in line for contract extension at Fulham". Footballghana.
- ^ https://getsportsgh.com/2023/10/18/jerome-opoku-makes-ghana-debut-against-usa/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
edit- Jerome Opoku at Soccerway