Nana Opoku Ampomah

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Nana Opoku Ampomah
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 11
Youth career
Prisco Minis
Santos Academy
Bravo Bravo
2016 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Waasland-Beveren 84 (18)
2019–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 13 (0)
2020–2022 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 → Fortuna Düsseldorf II 8 (3)
2024– Forge FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018

Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.

Early life[edit]

Ampomah played youth football with Prisco Minis, Santos Academy (the Ghanaian training center of Brazilian club Santos FC), and FC Bravo Bravo in his native Ghana.[1] In 2016, he joined the U21 team of Belgian club KV Mechelen.[2]

Club career[edit]

In July 2016, Ampomah signed a three-year contract with an option for an additional season with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren.[2]

In 2019, he signed with German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] In October 2020, he was loaned to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League.[4] After failing to secure a move to another club in the summer of 2021, he returned to Antwerp for another season on loan.[5] After his loan spell, he returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf in June 2022, after not making any appearances in his second season.[6] After dealing with injuries upon his return,[7] and arriving to pre-season late, he was sent to the second team, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, in the Regionalliga during the 2022-23 season.[8][9] He departed the club at the end of June 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.[10]

In February 2024, Ampomah signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[11][12]

International career[edit]

Ampomah has earned four caps for the Ghana national team (one appearance in World Cup qualification, one appearance in African Cup of Nations Qualification, and two friendly appearances).[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nana Ampomah: Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's successor to Dodi Lukebakio?". Bundesliga. July 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah rejoint Waasland-Beveren" [Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah joins Waasland-Beveren]. Le Soir (in French). 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ Narkortu Teye, Prince (August 4, 2019). "Bundesliga berth a dream come-true - Nana Ampomah". Goal. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Exclusive! Nana Opoku Ampomah arrives in Belgium to complete loan move to Royal Antwerp FC". Ghana Soccer Net. 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ghanaian attacker Nana Ampomah staying at Royal Antwerp despite efforts to offload him this summer". Football Ghana. 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah returns to German side Dusseldorf". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian forward Nana Ampomah joins Dusseldorf's long injury list". Ghana Soccer Net. 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Hochrainer, Sebastian. "Düsseldorf wirft Ampomah raus!" [Düsseldorf throws Ampomah out!]. Sport Bild (in German).
  9. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Nana Opoku Ampomah attracting interest from top European clubs". Ghana Soccer Net. 10 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Ghanaian winger Nana Ampomah ends 'nightmare' stay at Fortuna Dusseldorf". Football Ghana. 3 July 2023.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2024). "Forge Adds Former Bundesliga Winger Nana Opoku Ampomah". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ Kostudis, Anton (12 February 2024). "Halbes Jahr vereinslosEx-Fortuna-Flop hat neuen Klub: „Lasst uns Geschichte schreiben"" [Without a club for half a year, ex-Fortuna flop has a new club: “Let’s make history”]. Express (in German).
  13. ^ "Forge FC sign Ghanaian attacker Nana Opoku Ampomah". Forge FC. February 1, 2024.

External links[edit]

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