Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Prisco Minis | |||
Santos Academy | |||
Bravo Bravo | |||
2016 | KV Mechelen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Waasland-Beveren | 84 | (18) |
2019–2023 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | (0) |
2020–2022 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 8 | (3) |
2024– | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018 |
Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.
Ampomah played youth football with Prisco Minis, Santos Academy (the Ghanaian training center of Brazilian club Santos FC), and FC Bravo Bravo in his native Ghana. [1] In 2016, he joined the U21 team of Belgian club KV Mechelen. [2]
In July 2016, Ampomah signed a three-year contract with an option for an additional season with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren. [2]
In 2019, he signed with German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf. [3] In October 2020, he was loaned to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League. [4] After failing to secure a move to another club in the summer of 2021, he returned to Antwerp for another season on loan. [5] After his loan spell, he returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf in June 2022, after not making any appearances in his second season. [6] After dealing with injuries upon his return, [7] and arriving to pre-season late, he was sent to the second team, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, in the Regionalliga during the 2022-23 season. [8] [9] He departed the club at the end of June 2023, upon the expiry of his contract. [10]
In February 2024, Ampomah signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. [11] [12] Due to work permit issues, his arrival to the club was delayed, with Ampomah finally able to join the club in June 2024. [13] He made his debut on 15 June, recording an assist in a 2-2 draw against the HFX Wanderers. [14] [15]
Ampomah has earned four caps for the Ghana national team (one appearance in World Cup qualification, one appearance in African Cup of Nations Qualification, and two friendly appearances). [16]
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