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Terry Ablade

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Terry Ablade
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Partick Thistle
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jazz 20 (4)
2018– Fulham 0 (0)
2022AFC Wimbledon (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024Carlisle United (loan) 12 (0)
2024–Partick Thistle (loan) 8 (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, correct as of 12:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023

Terry Ablade (born 12 October 2001)[1] is a professional footballer who plays for Partick Thistle on loan from Fulham, as a striker. Born in Ghana, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Early life

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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

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FC Jazz

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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

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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]

Partick Thistle (loan)

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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]

International career

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Ablade is a Finnish youth international, representing them at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[3][15]

Playing style

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Ablade is known for his pace.[16][17][18]

Career statistics

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As of 28 September 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League 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 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
Career total' 49 5 5 1 2 0 6 0 62 6
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL League Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Finland - T. Ablade - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Trio Pen Pro Deals". www.fulhamfc.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "ABLADE SIGNS NEW DEAL AND JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON ON LOAN". www.fulhamfc.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Robbo makes first January move by signing Fulham striker". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Wimbledon sign Fulham's Ablade on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "LOAN: Striker joins for season from Fulham". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Fulham loan Finnish striker Ablade to Carlisle" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "'Gifted with pace' - what they say about new Carlisle United frontman". News and Star. 22 August 2023.
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  12. ^ "Jags sign Terry Ablade on loan". ptfc.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Scottish move for former Carlisle United loan striker". News and Star. 23 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Falkirk vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ Terry Ablade Palloliitto tulospalvelu, Finnish FA
  16. ^ "Simmo: New frontman can give Blues a new dimension". News and Star. 24 August 2023.
  17. ^ "'Faster than anyone in my time here' - Simmo on pace ace Ablade". News and Star. 29 August 2023.
  18. ^ "'His pace is scary' - Simmo on Blues impact sub Ablade". News and Star. 3 September 2023.
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