Desmond Acquah

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Desmond Acquah
Personal information
Full name Desmond Acquah Ofori
Date of birth (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dender EH (on loan from OH Leuven)
Youth career
2016–2022 OH Leuven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 OH Leuven U23 40 (4)
2023– OH Leuven 0 (0)
2024–Dender EH (loan) 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Desmond Acquah Ofori (born 23 July 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dender EH in the Challenger Pro League, on loan from OH Leuven. [1]

Career

After already having played 40 matches for OH Leuven U23 at the highest non-professional level (Belgian National Division 1), on 1 November 2023 Acquah made his professional debut for OH Leuven as he was subbed in to replace Mathieu Maertens, with about ten minutes to play in the 5–0 Belgian Cup seventh round win over Elene Grotenberge. [2]

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References

  1. Desmond Acquah at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. "OH LEUVEN VS. ELENE-GROTENBERGE 5 - 0".