Kevin Berkoe

Kevin Berkoe

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Nana Yaw Berkoe [1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Salford City
Number	3
Youth career
	Chelsea
2017–2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Oxford United	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Oxford City (loan)	17	(2)
2020–	Salford City	14	(1)
2021	→ AFC Telford United (loan)	8	(0)
2022	→ Altrincham (loan)	3	(0)
2023	→ Maidstone United (loan)	10	(0)
2024	→ Woking (loan)	8	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Kevin Nana Yaw Berkoe (born 5 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Berkoe began his career in the youth academies of Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before making his professional debut for Oxford United in 2019. He had a loan spell with non-league club Oxford City during the same season, and in 2020 joined Salford City following his release. At Salford he spent loan spells at non-league clubs AFC Telford United, Altrincham and Maidstone United. He joined Woking on loan in March 2024.

Career

After playing for Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youth, and having a trial with Sunderland in March 2019, ^[3] before he signed for Oxford United in May. ^[4] Upon signing for the club, Oxford manager Karl Robinson described him as "quick, technically very good", and said it was encouraging to have competition for his position. ^[5] Berkoe made his Oxford debut as a substitute in an EFL Cup first-round tie against Peterborough United on 13 August, ^[6] and said he was "honoured" to make the step-up to first-team football. ^[7] On 22 November, Berkoe joined Oxford City on a 28-day loan. ^[8] On 17 December, he scored his first goal for the club, putting his team 3–2 ahead in an eventual 3–3 draw with bottom of the table St Albans City. ^[9] and the following week the loan was extended until the end of January 2020. ^[10] In January 2020, it was extended for a further month. ^[11]

He was released by Oxford United at the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[12] He signed with Salford City for the 2020–21 season. ^[13] On 10 November, Berkoe made his début for Salford in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Rochdale. ^[14] On 25 September 2021, he moved on loan to National League North team AFC Telford United for one month. ^[15] Due to several defensive injuries and suspensions, he made his debut the same day, with local newspaper Shropshire Star describing him as one of Telford's "few successes" in a 2–0 defeat to Brackley Town, putting in a "fine display". ^[16] He was recalled by Salford City on 12 November 2021. ^{[17] [18]}

In January 2022 he joined Altrincham on loan for a month. ^[19] He moved on loan to Maidstone United in March 2023. ^[20] On 8 March 2024, Berkoe joined Woking on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[21]

In July 2024, Berkoe signed a new two-year contract with Salford City. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United	2019–20 [23]	League One	0	0	0	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
Oxford City (loan)	2019–20 [24]	National League South	17	2	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	19	2
Salford City	2020–21 [13]	League Two	0	0	1	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	3	0
	2021–22 [25]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [26]	League Two	4	0	1	0	1	0	3 [a]	1	9	1
	2023–24 [27]	League Two	7	1	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	9	1
	2024–25 [28]	League Two	3	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	5	0
	Total		14	1	3	0	2	0	7	1	26	2
AFC Telford United (loan)	2021–22 [24]	National League North	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Altrincham (loan)	2021–22 [24]	National League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Maidstone United (loan)	2022–23 [24]	National League	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Woking (loan)	2023–24 [24]	National League	8	3	0	0	—		0	0	8	3
Career total			60	6	3	0	4	0	10	1	77	7

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. Kevin Berkoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
3. Nicholson, Joe (5 March 2019). "Who are the three trialists from Chelsea, Wolves and Peterborough who played for Sunderland Under-23s at Aston Villa?". Sunderland Echo . Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. "Kevin Berkoe: Oxford United sign former Wolves defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
5. Pritchard, David (29 May 2019). "Oxford United sign Kevin Berkoe after Wolverhampton Wanderers exit". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
6. "REPORT Oxford United 1 Peterborough United 0". Oxford United F.C. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
7. Pritchard, David (16 August 2019). "Kevin Berkoe buoyed by 'intense' Oxford United debut". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
8. Edwards, Mark (22 November 2019). "Oxford United defender Kevin Berkoe joins Oxford City on loan". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
9. "Oxford City lose three leads to draw with basement boys St Albans City". Oxford Mail. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
10. "Berkoe and McCreadie Loans Extended". Oxford United F.C. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
11. "Berkoe and Lofthouse Extend City Loans". Oxford United F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
12. "Club List of Registered Players as at 23rd June 2020" (PDF). DFL. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
13. "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
14. Giblin, Andrew (10 November 2020). "Ammies do it in Dale". Salford City F.C. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
15. "Defender signs". AFC Telford United. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
16. "Telford are left short at the back after Lilly sees red". Shropshire Star. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
17. @SalfordCityFC (12 November 2021). "Kevin Berkoe has been re-called from his loan spell at AFC Telford United.Welcome back Kev!#WeAreSalford 🦁🔴" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. "Preview: Scunthorpe United vs Salford City". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
19. Edwards, John (14 January 2022). "By the left! Loan signing Berkoe just the job for Alty". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
20. "Berkoe: Stones will be back". Kent Online. 20 April 2023.
21. Bewsey, William (8 March 2024). "Berkoe Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
22. "New deal for Kev Berkoe". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
23. "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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25. "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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27. "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
28. "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2024.