Samuel Owusu (footballer, born 2000)

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Samuel Owusu
Personal information
Full name Samuel Afriyie Owusu
Date of birth (2000-12-13) December 13, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Union Omaha
Number 4
Youth career
2016–2022 New York City FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 New York City FC 1 (0)
2022–2024 New York City FC II 64 (4)
2025– Union Omaha 27 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 31, 2025

Samuel Afriyie "Kwaku" Owusu (born December 13, 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Union Omaha in the USL League One.

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Playing career

Youth

Owusu joined MLS club in 2016, entering their academy at the U15 level and working his way through several age categories. With them, he won the Generation Adidas Cup in 2016 and the U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in 2018 and 2019. [1]

Professional

On January 19, 2022, Owusu signed his first professional contract with New York City FC. [1] The club announced that he would be made available for the club's new development side, New York City FC II, playing in the first season of MLS Next Pro. [1]

On March 28, 2025 Owusu signed with USL League One side Union Omaha. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played April 3, 2022. [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 1010
Career total10000010
  1. Includes the U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New York City Football Club Sign Three Players to Homegrown Contracts". nycfc.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. "UNION OMAHA SIGNS DEFENDER SAMUEL OWUSU".
  3. "S. Owusu". Soccerway. Retrieved April 14, 2022.