Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.[2] He has also been capped at the international level.

Club career

Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[3] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[4]

On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[5]

On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[6]

In April 2021, The Court of Arbitration for Sport asked Tunisian side Club Africain to pay him US$279,500 after repeated failure to be pay his salary, which lead termination of his contract wihh the club in June 2018.[7]

International career

Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[3] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[8]

In July 2017, Opoku made his senior international debut in a 2–1 defeat against United States. He came as a 38th minute substitute for Rashid Sumaila following his knee injury.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Club Africain handed transfer ban for not paying Nicholas Opoku – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Opoku
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