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William Opoku - Wikipedia

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William Opoku
Personal information
Full name	William
Date of birth	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paro FC
Number	42
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Okyeman Planners
2016–2017	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2017	→ Levadia Tallinn (loan)	1	(0)
2017	→ Levadia Tallinn U21 (loan)	15	(7)
2017–2019	Minerva Punjab	29	(7)
2019	Ozone	8	(1)
2019	BSS Sporting Club	4	(5)
2020	Bhawanipore	5	(0)
2020–2021	Bengaluru United	4	(1)
2021	Butwal Lumbini	9	(4)
2023	Bodoland FC
2024	Al-Qous
International career
2016	Ghana U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Opoku Asiedu (born 1 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Besides Ghana, he has played in England, Estonia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia Bhutan and India.^[2]

Club career

Opoku's career began in Ghana with Division One club Okyeman Planners.^[3] He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman.^[3] In February 2017, Opoku joined Premier League team Middlesbrough on a long-term contract.^[4]^[5] He was immediately loaned out to Levadia Tallinn of the Meistriliiga for eighteen months.^[4]^[5] He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versus Flora.^[1] During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for their reserve team in the Esiliiga.^[1] In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in the tier two.^[1] His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.^[6]

On 26 September, Opoku joined I-League side Minerva Punjab.^[7]^[8]^[9] He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a 2017 Punjab State Football League match against Dalbir FA.^[10] In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances.^[1] On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Churchill Brothers which secured the 2017–18 I-League title.^[1]^[11]^[12] He extended his contract for one more year in September 2018.^[13] However, in 2019, Opoku moved to Ozone of the I-League 2nd Division.^[14] Months after, he headed to Calcutta Football League team BSS Sporting Club.^[15]

2020 saw Opoku move across Kolkata to Bhawanipore.^[16] In September of the same year, Opoku headed back to the I-League 2nd Division with Bengaluru United.^[17]

International career

Opoku has represented Ghana at U20 level, featuring during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.^[3]^[18]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2020.^[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Minerva Punjab	2017–18	I-League	18	5	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	18	5
Minerva Punjab	2018–19	I-League	11	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	2
Career total			29	7	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	29	7

Honours

Minerva Punjab

I-League: 2017–18^[11]^[12]

Paro Fc

Bhutan premier League: 2024^[19]^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "William Opoku profile". Soccerway. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ Opoku: How India's second division is better than Ghana Archived 9 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine goal.com
^ ^a ^b ^c "EXCLUSIVE: Okyeman Planners super kid William Opoku Asiedu lands at the Riverside to seal Middlesbrough move". Ghana Soccernet. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Midfielder William Opoku Asiedu Joins Boro's Academy". Middlesbrough F.C. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "William Opoku Asiedu: Middlesbrough sign Ghana youngster and loan him out to Estonian club". Gazette Live. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Levadia loobus Middlesbrough'st laenul olnud ghanalase teenetest". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Minerva Punjab FC on a signing spree, rope in talented foreigner from Middlesbrough". Minerva Punjab FC. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "U-17 World Cup 2017: Colombia beat Minerva Punjab U-20 in practice match". Goal. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Levadiast lahkunud ghanalane läks koos Kovbiga Indiasse". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Minerva Punjab FC trash Dalbir FA 3-0 in Punjab Football League". Minerva Punjab FC. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Minerva Punjab FC Crowned Hero I-League Champions". I-League. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Minerva Punjab FC crowned I-League 2017-18 champions". Goal. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "WILLIAM OPOKU EXTENDS HIS STAY WITH THE WARRIORS". minervapunjabfc. com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Match Details - Hero I-League". I-League. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019". Khel Now. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ "Match Details". League. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "Primus, Opoku to lead FCBU's challenge". The Times of India. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "Asiedu happy to join Middlesbrough". Goal. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference Bhutan premier league winners 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Bhutan premier league winners 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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William Opoku at Soccerway

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