Elisha Owusu

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Elisha Owusu
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Owusu with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elisha Owusu [1]
Date of birth (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 42
Youth career
Bourgoin-Jallieu
2010–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Lyon B 49 (2)
2017–2019 Lyon 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sochaux (loan) 33 (0)
2019–2023 Gent 84 (0)
2023– Auxerre 61 (2)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:15, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Elisha Owusu (born 7 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.

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Club career

Owusu is a youth product of Lyon, joining in 2010 and became the captain of their reserve side. On 23 February 2017, Owusu signed his first professional contract with Lyon for three years. [2] On 19 June 2018, he was loaned for the season to Sochaux. [3] He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Grenoble on 27 July 2018. [4]

On 21 June 2019, Owusu signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent. [5] He left the club on 16 January 2023, joining Ligue 1 side Auxerre on a contract until June 2025. [6]

International career

Born in France, Owusu is of Ghanaian descent. [7] He debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Nigeria on 29 March 2022. The result helped Ghana qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [8]

On December 31, 2023, he was named in Ghana’s 27-man squad selected by Chris Hughton for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [9] He took part in the team's second group-stage match against Egypt, coming on in the final minute of play, and Ghana was eliminated in the group stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B 2016–17 CFA 180————180
2017–18 National 2 251————251
Total431————431
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 3302010——360
Gent 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 27000—14 [c] 0—410
2020–21 23030—7 [d] 02 [e] 0350
2021–22 18040—8 [f] 05 [e] 0350
2022–23 9020—4 [f] 0—150
Total77090—330701260
Auxerre 2022–23 Ligue 1 0010———10
Career total153112010330702061
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in play-off
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Gent

Auxerre

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elisha Owusu signe un premier contrat professionnel de trois ans avec l'OL".
  3. ↑ "Mercato : Elisha Owusu prêté un an au FC Sochaux-Montbéliard".
  4. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - Grenoble Foot 38 / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ↑ "BIENVENUE ELISHA OWUSU!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Elisha Owusu (La Gantoise) s'engage avec l'AJ Auxerre". L'Équipe (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian youngster Elisha Owusu completes Sochaux loan move". GhanaSoccernet.
  8. ↑ "Black Stars: Elisha Owusu debuts as Ghana beat Nigeria to secure FIFA World Cup ticket — Ghana Sports Online". 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "CAN 2023: La liste officielle du Ghana annoncée". sport.le360.ma. 1 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Elisha Owusu at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.


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