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William Opoku
Ghanaian footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Opoku Asiedu (born 1 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Besides Ghana, he has played in England, Estonia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Bhutan and India.[2]
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Opoku's career began in Ghana with Division One club Okyeman Planners.[3] He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman.[3] In February 2017, Opoku joined Premier League team Middlesbrough on a long-term contract.[4][5] He was immediately loaned out to Levadia Tallinn of the Meistriliiga for eighteen months.[4][5] He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versus Flora.[1] During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for their reserve team in the Esiliiga.[1] In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in the tier two.[1] His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.[6]
On 26 September, Opoku joined I-League side Minerva Punjab.[7][8][9] He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a 2017 Punjab State Football League match against Dalbir FA.[10] In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances.[1] On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Churchill Brothers which secured the 2017–18 I-League title.[1][11][12] He extended his contract for one more year in September 2018.[13] However, in 2019, Opoku moved to Ozone of the I-League 2nd Division.[14] Months after, he headed to Calcutta Football League team BSS Sporting Club.[15]
2020 saw Opoku move across Kolkata to Bhawanipore.[16] In September of the same year, Opoku headed back to the I-League 2nd Division with Bengaluru United.[17]
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International career
Opoku has represented Ghana at U20 level, featuring during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.[3][18]
Career statistics
- As of 5 September 2020[1]
Honours
Minerva Punjab
Paro FC
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