Elisha Owusu (born 7 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Gent. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.
![]() Owusu in September 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elisha Owusu | ||
Date of birth | (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bourgoin-Jallieu | |||
2010–2017 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Lyon II | 49 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Sochaux (loan) | 33 | (0) |
2019– | Gent | 52 | (0) |
National team | |||
2022– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 25 May 2021 (UTC) |
Owusu is a youth product of Olympique Lyonnais, joining in 2010 and became the captain of their reserve side. On 23 February 2017, Owusu signed his first professional contract with Lyon for 3 years.[1] On 19 June 2018, he was loaned for the season to Sochaux.[2] He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Grenoble Foot 38 on 27 July 2018.[3]
On 21 June 2019 he signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent.[4]
Born in France, Owusu is of Ghanaian descent.[5] He debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Nigeria on 29 March 2022, a result that helped Ghana qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Gent
K.A.A. Gent – current squad | |
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