Jordan Opoku

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Jordan Opoku
Personal information
Full name Jordan Darko-Opoku
Date of birth (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth
Mampona Twifu
, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Berekum Chelsea
Number 32
Youth career
Winneba Secondary School
Tema Hurricanes
Feyenoord Ghana
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002
Feyenoord Ghana
 – (–)
2002–2005 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2003–2004 →
Excelsior
(loan)		 34 (3)
2004–2005 →
Royal Antwerp
(loan)		 24 (3)
2005–2006
Feyenoord Academy
 29 (1)
2006–2011
Asante Kotoko
 113 (22)
2011 →
Dinamo Tirana
(loan)		 16 (2)
2012–2013 Berekum Chelsea 25 (2)
2013–2015
Asante Kotoko
 34 (3)
2015–2016 Al-Talaba SC – (–)
2017 Sakaeo 13 (4)
2018–2019 Asante Kotoko 24 (1)
2020– Berekum Chelsea 13 (0)
International career
2009– Ghana 8 (0)
Medal record
Football
Asante Kotoko
Winner Ghana Premier League 2008
Winner Ghana Premier League 2013
Winner Ghana Super Cup 2013
Winner Ghana Premier League 2014
Winner
Ghanaian FA Cup
2014
Representing  Ghana
Winner WAFU Nations Cup 2013
Runner-up African Nations Championship 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jordan Darko-Opoku (born 8 October 1987) is a Ghanaian professional

attacking midfielder or forward for Berekum Chelsea and the Ghana national football team
.

Early life

Opoku was born on 8 October 1987 at

Mampona Twifu in Ghana. He attended Winneba Secondary School for his secondary education whilst playing in the school's football team.[1]

Club career

Opoku is a product of

SWAG Discovery of the Year for 2002.[3][4]

Opoku gained promotion to play for the youth team of Fetteh's mother club

Asante Kotoko. In the 2007–2008 season Opoku won the Ghana Premier League title and the Ghana President's Cup with Asante Kotoko.[3][6]

The

Asante Kotoko.[10] After playing for Thailand club Sakaeo F.C. for a year, he rejoined Asante Kotoko in December 2018 on a one-year deal.[11][12] In January 2020, Opoku returned to Berekum Chelsea.[13]

International career

Opoku's first call up for the Ghana national football team was for a friendly match against Argentina national football team,[14] and Opoku earned his debut in the match on 1 October 2009.[15] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Opoku to be a part of the Ghana national football team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[16] Opoku helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana national football team beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one.[17]

Opoku captained and was a key member in the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship finished runner-up.[18][19][20]

Honours

Asante Kotoko

Ghana

Individual

  • SWAG Discovery of the Year: 2002[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Opoku - Soccer Player - Dinamo Tirana". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Feyenoord Fetteh's Opoku". Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Welsing, Kobina (3 July 2013). "Kotoko want me back - Jordan Opoku". Goal. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Discovery of the Year Off To Holland". Modern Ghana. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ Opoku Feyenoord. myradiogoldlive.
  6. ^ Otchere Jerome 2 April 2008 Three More Signed. asantekotokofc. retrieved 13 July 2021
  7. ^ "Jordan Opoku is new Kotoko captain". GhanaSoccernet. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Jordan Opoku joins Albanian side Tirana". GhanaWeb. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ Midfielder Jordan Opoku Has Joined The Blues "Midfielder Jordan Opoku Has Joined The Blues". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Obour, Samuel K. (15 August 2013). "Jordan Opoku back to Kotoko". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ^ Sienu, Sheikh Tophic (28 December 2017). "OFFICIAL: Jordan Opoku completes Kumasi Asante Kotoko return". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ Darkwah, Frank (8 December 2017). "Experienced midfielder Jordan Opoku set for Kotoko reunion as player trains with Club". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (14 January 2020). "Jordan Opoku completes return to Berekum Chelsea". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Stars away in Argentina". ghanafa. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Ghana Suffer Argentina Defeat". Peace FM Online. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ Paul, Simon (25 October 2013). "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". Goal. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  17. ^ a b Atipaga, Umar-Farouk (28 November 2013). "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". Goal. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  18. ^ "CHAN 2014: Ghana captain Jordan Opoku weary of Nigeria threat". GhanaSoccernet. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Ghana captain Jordan Opoku expecting foreign deal after CHAN". Modern Ghana. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  20. ^ Allie, Mohammed (1 February 2014). "Libya snatch first African title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  21. ^ Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (8 June 2016). "Kotoko win historic double". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. ^ Kwakofi, Edwin (23 June 2019). "NC Special: Kotoko beat Karela on penalties to win Tier 1 Competition". Citinewsroom. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Kotoko wins MTN FA Cup - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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