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Nicholas Opoku

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Nicholas Opoku
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kumasi Corner Babies
2016–2017 Berekum Chelsea 19 (1)
2017–2018 Club Africain 18 (0)
2018–2021 Udinese 19 (0)
2020–2021 → Amiens (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2024 Amiens 65 (0)
2024–2026 Kasımpaşa 57 (0)
2026– Las Palmas 0 (0)
International career‡
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026

Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda División club Las Palmas.[2] He has also been capped at the international level.

Club career

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Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea.[3] On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain.[4] After unpaid wages, he terminated his link with the latter club (which was later sentenced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to pay him US$279,500 in April 2021) in June 2018.[5]

On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022.[6] He made his debut in Europe on 26 August, replacing Valon Behrami late into a 1–0 home win over Sampdoria.

On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.[7] Despite suffering relegation, his loan was renewed for a further year on 28 August,[8] and he signed a permanent deal with the club in June 2021.[9]

On 19 August 2024, Opoku agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish side Kasımpaşa.[10] On 7 August 2026, he switched teams and countries again, signing a deal of the same duration with Segunda División side Las Palmas.[11]

International career

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Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship.[3] He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.[12]

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.[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Club Africain handed transfer ban for not paying Nicholas Opoku – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Transferts : Nicholas Opoku (Udinese) revient en prêt à Amiens" [Transfers: Nicholas Opoku (Udinese) returns to Amiens on loan] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Amiens – Zungu, Gurtner, recrues en approche,… : le point mercato de Bernard Joannin" [Amiens – Zungu, Gurtner, new signings on the way...: Bernard Joannin's transfer market update] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kasımpaşa'dan yeni sezonun 3. transferi" [Kasımpaşa's third transfer of the new season] (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nicholas Opoku, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Nicholas Opoku, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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