Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jerome Osei Opoku[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 October 1998||
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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Ghana | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 |
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.
Club career
He 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
Born 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
- As of match played 20 August 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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
- ^ 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". 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., 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/
- ^ "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
- Jerome Opoku at Soccerway