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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OLS Oulu | ||
| Number | 56 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Jazz | 20 | (4) |
| 2018–2025 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2026– | OLS Oulu | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U21 | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2023 | |||
Terry Ablade (born 12 October 2001)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for OLS Oulu. Born in Ghana, he has represented Finland at youth level.
Early life
[edit]Ablade was born in Accra, Ghana, to Ghanaian parents, and he moved to Finland when he was seven years old.[1] His father is the former footballer Seth Ablade.[2]
Club career
[edit]FC Jazz
[edit]Ablade began his playing career in Finland, where he was raised, with FC Jazz, debuting in the first team in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen in 2017.[3]
Fulham
[edit]In July 2018, he moved to English club Fulham, signing his first two-year professional contract with the club a year later.[4]
On 7 January 2022, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Fulham,[5] before joining League One club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season.[6][7]
He departed the club for a second loan spell in August 2023, joining Carlisle United.[8][9][10] In November 2023 he suffered an injury, potentially ruling him out until February 2024.[11]
On 23 August 2024, Ablade joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.[12][13] A day later Ablade scored on his Thistle debut coming off the bench to equalise away to Falkirk in an eventual 2–1 defeat.[14]
Ablade left Fulham at the expiry of his contract in June 2025.[15]
International career
[edit]Ablade is a Finnish youth international, representing them at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[3][16]
Playing style
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 February 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jazz | 2017 | Kakkonen | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Fulham | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Career total' | 59 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL League Cup and Scottish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- 1 2 Luotola, Juha (24 June 2018). "FC Jazzin lupauksen hieno tarina Ghanan hiekkakentiltä Valioliigan porteille: "Mielenkiintoinen maailma odottaa"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "Former Ghana U17 ace Seth Ablade reflects on his two years as coach of Finnish side FC Jazz". The Independent Ghana. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Finland - T. Ablade - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Trio Pen Pro Deals". www.fulhamfc.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "ABLADE SIGNS NEW DEAL AND JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON ON LOAN". www.fulhamfc.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Robbo makes first January move by signing Fulham striker". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
- ↑ "Wimbledon sign Fulham's Ablade on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "LOAN: Striker joins for season from Fulham". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Fulham loan Finnish striker Ablade to Carlisle". BBC Sport. 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "'Gifted with pace' - what they say about new Carlisle United frontman". News and Star. 22 August 2023.
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- ↑ "Jags sign Terry Ablade on loan". ptfc.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Scottish move for former Carlisle United loan striker". News and Star. 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Falkirk vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship". BBC Sport.
- ↑ FC, Fulham (4 June 2025). "Player departures". Fulham FC.
- ↑ Terry Ablade Palloliitto tulospalvelu, Finnish FA
- ↑ "Simmo: New frontman can give Blues a new dimension". News and Star. 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "'Faster than anyone in my time here' - Simmo on pace ace Ablade". News and Star. 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "'His pace is scary' - Simmo on Blues impact sub Ablade". News and Star. 3 September 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Finnish Football Federation profile
- Terry Ablade at BDFutbol
- Terry Ablade at Premier League (archived)
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