Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1996 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018 | |||
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
- ^ "Nana Ampomah: Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's successor to Dodi Lukebakio?". Bundesliga. July 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah rejoint Waasland-Beveren" [Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah joins Waasland-Beveren]. Le Soir (in French). 12 July 2016.
- ^ Narkortu Teye, Prince (August 4, 2019). "Bundesliga berth a dream come-true - Nana Ampomah". Goal. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Exclusive! Nana Opoku Ampomah arrives in Belgium to complete loan move to Royal Antwerp FC". Ghana Soccer Net. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Ghanaian attacker Nana Ampomah staying at Royal Antwerp despite efforts to offload him this summer". Football Ghana. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah returns to German side Dusseldorf". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Ghanaian forward Nana Ampomah joins Dusseldorf's long injury list". Ghana Soccer Net. 12 October 2022.
- ^ Hochrainer, Sebastian. "Düsseldorf wirft Ampomah raus!" [Düsseldorf throws Ampomah out!]. Sport Bild (in German).
- ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Nana Opoku Ampomah attracting interest from top European clubs". Ghana Soccer Net. 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian winger Nana Ampomah ends 'nightmare' stay at Fortuna Dusseldorf". Football Ghana. 3 July 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2024). "Forge Adds Former Bundesliga Winger Nana Opoku Ampomah". Northern Tribune.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Forge FC sign Ghanaian attacker Nana Opoku Ampomah". Forge FC. February 1, 2024.
External links edit
- Nana Opoku Ampomah at WorldFootball.net
- Nana Opoku Ampomah at Soccerway