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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Amankwaah Opoku | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Great Corinthians FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Jong Essevee | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Zulte Waregem | 59 | (13) |
| 2026– | Swansea City | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:24, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Joseph Amankwaah Opoku (born 8 August 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Ghana national team.
Club career
[edit]Zulte Waregem
[edit]A youth product of the Ghanaian club Great Corinthians FC, Opoku joined Zulte Waregem on 30 August 2024 on a 2-year contract.[1] He helped Zulte Waregem win the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League and earned promotion to the Belgian Pro League.[2] On 25 July 2025, he extended his contract for 2 more years, with an option to extend for 2 additional years.[3] He was named the "Juniper Pro League Player of the Month" for April 2026.[4]
Swansea City
[edit]On 23 July 2026, Opoku signed for Swansea City in the EFL Championship on a 4-year contract with an option for a further 12 months.[5] Opoku scored his first goal for the club on 16 August 2026 against Stoke City in an opening day victory.[6]
International career
[edit]Opoku was part of the Ghana U20s at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He was called up to the senior Ghana national team for a set of friendlies in May 2026.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| Total | 59 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 13 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2026–27 | EFL Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |
| Career total | 63 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
Honours
[edit]- Zulte Waregem
Individual
- Belgian Pro League Player of the Month: April 2026[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Joseph Opoku vervoegt Essevee". SV Zulte Waregem.
- ↑ "Joseph Opoku delighted after starring in Zulte Waregem's Belgium Pro League promotion". GhanaSoccernet. 24 April 2025.
- ↑ "'I didn't even dream of being a pro footballer a year ago' – Joseph Opoku reflects on new Zulte Waregem deal". GhanaSoccernet. 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Joseph Opoku named Jupiler Pro League April Player of the Month - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Joseph Opoku seals Swansea City move | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Joseph Opoku | This was a great way to start | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Satellites ready for U-20 AFCON Egypt 2025". Ghana Football Association. 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Black Stars: Amoako, Opoku and Rak-Sakyi get maiden call-up for Mexico friendly - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Joseph Opoku at Soccerway
- ↑ Jupiler Pro League [@jupilerproleaguebe]; (16 May 2026). "Your #fantasyproleague Player of the Month for April: Joseph Opoku, Watch the full interview on YouTube". Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via Instagram.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Opoku at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aargau
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- SV Zulte Waregem players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian Division 2 players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ghana men's international footballers
- English Football League players