Kelvin Opoku Abrefa (born 9 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Reading. Born in Italy, he is a youth international for Ghana.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kelvin Opoku Abrefa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Nuoro, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Reading | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Ghana U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 7 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Abrefa made his professional debut for Reading, coming on in the 87th minute for Tom Holmes in a 3-2 EFL Championship loss to Coventry City on 12 February 2022.[3] On 25 March 2022, Abrefa signed his first professional contract with Reading on a contract until the summer of 2024.[4]
Born in Italy to Ghanaian parents and growing up in England, Abrefa was eligible to represent all three at international level. Abrefa was called up to the Ghana U20 team for the first time in May 2022, for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[1] Abrefa went on to make his debut for them on 2 June 2022 against Indonesia U19.[5]
Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, and moved to England at a young age.[6]
| 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 | ||
| Reading | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Reading F.C. – current squad | |
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