William Opoku

William Opoku Asiedu (born 1 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru United.[1]

Not to be confused with William Opoku Mensah.

William Opoku
Personal information
Full name William Opoku Asiedu
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Okyeman Planners
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017 → Levadia Tallinn (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Levadia Tallinn U21 (loan) 15 (7)
2017–2019 Minerva Punjab 29 (7)
2019 Ozone
2019 BSS Sporting Club
2020 Bhawanipore
2020– Bengaluru United
National team
2016 Ghana U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Opoku's career began in Ghana with Division One club Okyeman Planners.[2] He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman.[2] In February 2017, Opoku joined Premier League team Middlesbrough on a long-term contract.[3][4] He was immediately loaned out to Levadia Tallinn of the Meistriliiga for eighteen months.[3][4] He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versus Flora.[1] During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for their reserve team in the Esiliiga.[1] In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in the tier two.[1] His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.[5]

On 26 September, Opoku joined I-League side Minerva Punjab.[6][7][8] He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a 2017 Punjab State Football League match against Dalbir FA.[9] In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances.[1] On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Churchill Brothers which secured the 2017–18 I-League title.[1][10][11] He extended his contract for one more year in September 2018.[12] However, in 2019, Opoku moved to Ozone of the I-League 2nd Division.[13] Months after, he headed to Calcutta Football League team BSS Sporting Club.[14]

2020 saw Opoku move across Kolkata to Bhawanipore.[15] In September of the same year, Opoku headed back to the I-League 2nd Division with Bengaluru United.[16]

International career

Opoku has represented Ghana at U20 level, featuring during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.[2][17]

Career statistics
As of 5 September 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab 2017–18 I-League 1850000—00185
2018–19 1120000—00112
Career total 2970000—00297

    Honours
    Minerva Punjab[10][11]

    References
    1. "William Opoku profile". Soccerway. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    2. "EXCLUSIVE: Okyeman Planners super kid William Opoku Asiedu lands at the Riverside to seal Middlesbrough move". Ghana Soccernet. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    3. "Midfielder William Opoku Asiedu Joins Boro's Academy". Middlesbrough F.C. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    4. "William Opoku Asiedu: Middlesbrough sign Ghana youngster and loan him out to Estonian club". Gazette Live. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    5. "Levadia loobus Middlesbrough'st laenul olnud ghanalase teenetest". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    6. "Minerva Punjab FC on a signing spree, rope in talented foreigner from Middlesbrough". Minerva Punjab FC. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    7. "U-17 World Cup 2017: Colombia beat Minerva Punjab U-20 in practice match". Goal. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    8. "Levadiast lahkunud ghanalane läks koos Kovbiga Indiasse". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    9. "Minerva Punjab FC trash Dalbir FA 3-0 in Punjab Football League". Minerva Punjab FC. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
    10. "Minerva Punjab FC Crowned Hero I-League Champions". I-League. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
    11. "Minerva Punjab FC crowned I-League 2017-18 champions". Goal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
    12. "WILLIAM OPOKU EXTENDS HIS STAY WITH THE WARRIORS". minervapunjabfc. com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
    13. "Match Details - Hero I-League". I-League. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
    14. "Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019". Khel Now. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
    15. "Match Details". League. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
    16. "Primus, Opoku to lead FCBU's challenge". The Times of India. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
    17. "Asiedu happy to join Middlesbrough". Goal. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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