Jordan Darko-Opoku (born 8 October 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Berekum Chelsea and the Ghana national football team.
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| Full name | Jordan Darko-Opoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mampona Twifu, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Berekum Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winneba Secondary School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tema Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Feyenoord Ghana | – | (–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Excelsior (loan) | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Feyenoord Academy | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Asante Kotoko | 113 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Dinamo Tirana (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Berekum Chelsea | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Asante Kotoko | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Talaba SC | – | (–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sakaeo | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Asante Kotoko | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Berekum Chelsea | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009– | Ghana | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editOpoku was born on 8 October 1987 at Mampona Twifu in Ghana. He attended Winneba Secondary School for his secondary education whilst playing in the school's football team.[1]
Club career
editOpoku is a product of Feyenoord Fetteh.[2] Prior to that he played for the colts team, Tema Hurricans in Tema, Accra, bef0000ore being scouted in 2000 to join the Feyenoord Fetteh side. In 2003, he was adjudged as the SWAG Discovery of the Year for 2002.[3][4]
Opoku gained promotion to play for the youth team of Fetteh's mother club Feyenoord, becoming the first player from the academy in Ghana to join the main club in Holland.[4] Opoku spent some time at Dutch club Excelsior and Belgian club Royal Antwerp FC before returning to the Ghana.[5] Opoku signed with Feyenoord Ghana for one year and joined in 2006 Asante Kotoko. In the 2007–2008 season Opoku won the Ghana Premier League title and the Ghana President's Cup with Asante Kotoko.[3][6]
The attacking midfielder and forward on 31 January 2010 left his club Asante Kotoko. He served as the club captain from 2010[7] till 2011 when he moved to Dinamo Tirana on a four-month loan deal with Dinamo Tirana.[8] After a short loan spell with Dinamo Tirana, Opoku became a free agent. In late January 2012, Opoku signed with Ghana Premier League club Berekum Chelsea.[9] On 1 August 2013, Opoku re-signed for Asante Kotoko.[10] After playing for Thailand club Sakaeo F.C. for a year, he rejoined Asante Kotoko in December 2018 on a one-year deal.[11][12] In January 2020, Opoku returned to Berekum Chelsea.[13]
International career
editOpoku's first call up for the Ghana national football team was for a friendly match against Argentina national football team,[14] and Opoku earned his debut in the match on 1 October 2009.[15] In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu invited Opoku to be a part of the Ghana national football team for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[16] Opoku helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana national football team beat Senegal national football team by three goals to one.[17]
Opoku captained and was a key member in the Ghana national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship finished runner-up.[18][19][20]
Honours
editAsante Kotoko
- Ghana Premier League: 2007–08, 2013–14[21]
- GFA Normalization Competition: 2019[22]
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 2014[23]
- Ghana Super Cup: 2013[citation needed]
Ghana
- WAFU Nations Cup: 2013[17]
- African Nations Championship Runner-up: 2009, 2014[citation needed]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Jordan Opoku - Soccer Player - Dinamo Tirana". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord Fetteh's Opoku". Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ a b c Welsing, Kobina (3 July 2013). "Kotoko want me back - Jordan Opoku". Goal. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discovery of the Year Off To Holland". Modern Ghana. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Opoku Feyenoord. myradiogoldlive.
- ^ Otchere Jerome 2 April 2008 Three More Signed. asantekotokofc. retrieved 13 July 2021
- ^ "Jordan Opoku is new Kotoko captain". GhanaSoccernet. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Opoku joins Albanian side Tirana". GhanaWeb. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Midfielder Jordan Opoku Has Joined The Blues "Midfielder Jordan Opoku Has Joined The Blues". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Obour, Samuel K. (15 August 2013). "Jordan Opoku back to Kotoko". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Sienu, Sheikh Tophic (28 December 2017). "OFFICIAL: Jordan Opoku completes Kumasi Asante Kotoko return". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Darkwah, Frank (8 December 2017). "Experienced midfielder Jordan Opoku set for Kotoko reunion as player trains with Club". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (14 January 2020). "Jordan Opoku completes return to Berekum Chelsea". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Stars away in Argentina". ghanafa. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Ghana Suffer Argentina Defeat". Peace FM Online. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Paul, Simon (25 October 2013). "Saka, Mohamed & Mpong in 30-man Ghana squad for Wafu Cup". Goal. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b Atipaga, Umar-Farouk (28 November 2013). "Ghana win 2013 Wafu Cup after edging past Senegal 3-1". Goal. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Ghana captain Jordan Opoku weary of Nigeria threat". GhanaSoccernet. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Ghana captain Jordan Opoku expecting foreign deal after CHAN". Modern Ghana. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Allie, Mohammed (1 February 2014). "Libya snatch first African title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (8 June 2016). "Kotoko win historic double". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Kwakofi, Edwin (23 June 2019). "NC Special: Kotoko beat Karela on penalties to win Tier 1 Competition". Citinewsroom. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Kotoko wins MTN FA Cup - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
External links
edit- Jordan Opoku at National-Football-Teams.com