External links
- Kwaku Karikari at Global Sports Archive
- Kwaku Karikari at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horsens | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charity Stars | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Liberty Professionals | 32 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Dreams (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Jedinstvo Ub | 67 | (29) |
| 2024– | Horsens | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 | |||
Kwaku Karikari (born 25 March 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens.
Karikari was born and bred in Obuasi, a mining community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2] He played for lower-tier side Charity Stars before being poached by Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals, [3] where he was assigned to the club's youth team before his promotion into the senior team in October 2020. [4]
Karikari started his senior career with Liberty Professionals in October 2020. He made his debut on 22 November 2020, after coming on in the 65th minute for Razak Boame in a 2–2 draw against Elmina Sharks. [4] In the process he scored his first competitive goal by scoring an equalizer in the 89th minute via a Emmanuel Paga assist help them salvage an away draw. [5]
On 7 February 2021, he scored a goal that earned Liberty a 1–0 victory against his native Ashanti Gold. [1] The win ended their six-game winless run. [2] On 10 April 2021, he scored Liberty Professionals third goal by scoring from the spot-kick in their 4–0 victory over Elmina Sharks. [6] [7]
Within the season, he scored winning goals against Eleven Wonders and Karela United to help Liberty to victories and keep their relegation fight alive. [8] [9] In both matches he was adjudged the man of the match. [10] [11]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, he scored 7 goals and made 2 assists in 32 league appearances, ending the season as the club's joint top goal scorer with Abraham Wayo. [12] [13]
Karikari scored 13 league goals in 31 appearances for Jedinstvo Ub in the 2022–23 Serbian First League. [14]
On July 22, 2024, Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens confirmed that they had bought Karikari, who signed a contract until June 2028. [15]
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