Eric Ocansey

Eric Ocansey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tema, Ghana
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Pyunik
Number	33
Youth career
	Aspire Academy [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Eupen	115	(16)
2019–2023	KV Kortrijk	58	(4)
2022	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)	9	(0)
2023–2024	Lierse	27	(6)
2024–2025	Ararat-Armenia	25	(4)
2025–	Pyunik	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2025

Eric Ocansey (born 22 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik as a winger.

Career

Eric Ocansey started his career with Eupen.

On 31 January 2022, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[2]

On 9 May 2023, Ocansey signed a contract with Lierse for the 2023–24 season. ^[3]

On 20 June 2024, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Ocansey. ^[4] On 6 June 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced the departure of Ocansey. ^[5]

On 15 July 2025, Pyunik announced the signing of Ocansey. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2025.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Eupen	2015–16	Belgian Second Division	23	3	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	19	4	2	0	—		—		5 [b]	1	26	5
	2017–18		28	6	1	0	—		—		9 [b]	0	38	6
	2018–19		22	2	1	0	—		—		9 [b]	0	32	2
	Total		92	15	4	0	-	-	-	-	23	1	119	16
KV Kortrijk	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	22	2	3	0	—		—		—		25	2
	2020–21		31	1	2	0	—		—		—		33	1
	2021–22		5	1	1	0	—		—		—		6	1
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		58	4	6	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	64	4
Waasland-Beveren (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division B	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
Lierse Kempenzonen	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	27	6	2	0	—		—		—		29	6
Ararat-Armenia	2024–25	Armenian Premier League	25	4	5	1	—		4 [c]	2	1 [d]	0	35	7
Total			211	29	17	1	0	0	4	2	24	1	256	35

1. Includes Belgian Cup and Armenian Cup.
2. Appearances and goals in the Europa League play-offs
3. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Includes Armenian Supercup

References

1. Eric Ocansey leaves KAS Eupen Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine , as-eupen.be, 22 July 2019
2. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ERIC OCANSEY!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
3. "ERIC OCANSEY NAAR LIERSE!" [ERIC OCANSEY TO LIERSE!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
4. "Նոր տրանսֆեր #WelcomeERIC". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
5. "FC Ararat-Armenia officially announces the departure of Marius Noubissi, Eric Okansi, and Aleksandr Pavlovets". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
6. "Eric Ocansey to play for Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

External links

• Eric Ocansey at Soccerway