Joseph Opoku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Amankwaah Opoku | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Great Corinthians FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Jong Essevee | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Zulte Waregem | 59 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 11 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Joseph Amankwaah Opoku (born 8 August 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem and the Ghana national team.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of the Ghanaian club Great Corinthians FC, Opoku joined Zulte Waregem on 30 August 2024 on a 2-year contract.[1] He helped Zulte Waregem win the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League and earned promotion to the Belgian Pro League.[2] On 25 July 2025, he extended his contract for 2 more years, with an option to extend for 2 additional years.[3] He was named the "Juniper Pro League Player of the Month" for April 2026.[4]
International career
[edit]Opoku was part of the Ghana U20s at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] He was called up to the senior Ghana national team for a set of friendlies in May 2026.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Zulte Waregem
Individual
- Belgian Pro League Player of the Month: April 2026[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph Opoku vervoegt Essevee". SV Zulte Waregem.
- ^ "Joseph Opoku delighted after starring in Zulte Waregem's Belgium Pro League promotion". GhanaSoccernet. 24 April 2025.
- ^ "'I didn't even dream of being a pro footballer a year ago' – Joseph Opoku reflects on new Zulte Waregem deal". GhanaSoccernet. 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Joseph Opoku named Jupiler Pro League April Player of the Month - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 7 May 2026.
- ^ "Satellites ready for U-20 AFCON Egypt 2025". Ghana Football Association. 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Black Stars: Amoako, Opoku and Rak-Sakyi get maiden call-up for Mexico friendly - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 6 May 2026.
- ^ Jupiler Pro League [@jupilerproleaguebe]; (16 May 2026). "Your #fantasyproleague Player of the Month for April: Joseph Opoku, Watch the full interview on YouTube". Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via Instagram.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Opoku at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aargau
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- SV Zulte Waregem players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian Division 2 players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ghana men's international footballers