Nana Opoku Ampomah

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Nana Opoku Ampomah
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Ampomah with Forge FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 14 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 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.

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Early life

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]

Club career

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] He scored his first goal on 27 July in a 3-0 victory over the HFX Wanderers. [16]

International career

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). [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2024 [18]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] Continental [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waasland-Beveren 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 182—20——202
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 368—21——389
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 308—00——308
Total8418004100008819
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2019–20 Bundesliga 120—42——162
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 10—10——20
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 00—00——00
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 00—00——00
Total13000520000182
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 151—2070—241
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 00—0000—00
Total15100207000241
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 83————83
Forge FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 142002000—162
Career totals1342400133700015427
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup, the DFB-Pokal and the Canadian Championship
  2. ↑ Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 22 October 2024 [19]
Ghana
YearAppsGoals
2017 10
2018 30
Total40

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References

  1. ↑ "Nana Ampomah: Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's successor to Dodi Lukebakio?". Bundesliga . 11 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah rejoint Waasland-Beveren" [Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah joins Waasland-Beveren]. Le Soir (in French). 12 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Narkortu Teye, Prince (4 August 2019). "Bundesliga berth a dream come-true - Nana Ampomah". Goal . Archived from the original on 29 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive! Nana Opoku Ampomah arrives in Belgium to complete loan move to Royal Antwerp FC". Ghana Soccer Net. 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ghanaian attacker Nana Ampomah staying at Royal Antwerp despite efforts to offload him this summer". Football Ghana. 1 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah returns to German side Dusseldorf". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ghanaian forward Nana Ampomah joins Dusseldorf's long injury list". Ghana Soccer Net. 12 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Hochrainer, Sebastian (20 January 2023). "Düsseldorf wirft Ampomah raus!" [Düsseldorf throws Ampomah out!]. Sport Bild (in German).
  9. ↑ "Ghanaian midfielder Nana Opoku Ampomah attracting interest from top European clubs". Ghana Soccer Net. 10 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ghanaian winger Nana Ampomah ends 'nightmare' stay at Fortuna Dusseldorf". Football Ghana. 3 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Jacques, John (1 February 2024). "Forge Adds Former Bundesliga Winger Nana Opoku Ampomah". Northern Tribune.
  12. ↑ Kostudis, Anton (12 February 2024). "Halbes Jahr vereinslosEx-Fortuna-Flop hat neuen Klub: "Lasst uns Geschichte schreiben"" [Without a club for half a year, ex-Fortuna flop has a new club: “Let’s make history”]. Express (in German).
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (13 June 2024). "Forge Boosted By Bundesliga Winger Nana Ampomah's Arrival". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (15 June 2024). "Match Analysis: Stoppage time equalizer denies Halifax Wanderers again during dramatic draw with Forge FC". Canadian Premier League .
  15. ↑ Milton, Steve (20 June 2024). "Ampomah Has Arrived and Looks Exactly as Advertised". Forge FC .
  16. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (27 July 2024). "Match Analysis: Clinical Forge FC counterattack powers them past Halifax Wanderers at home". Canadian Premier League .
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