Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Amiens, on loan from Udinese. He has also been capped at the international level.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Amiens (on loan from Udinese) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kumasi Corner Babies | |||
| 2016–2017 | Berekum Chelsea | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Club Africain | 18 | (0) |
| 2018– | Udinese | 19 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Amiens (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Ghana U17 | |||
| Ghana U20 | |||
| 2017– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 29 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2018 | |||
Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[2] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[3]
On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[4]
On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[5]
Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[2] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Amiens SC – current squad | |
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