Stanley Aborah (footballer, born 1987)

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Stanley Aborah
Stanley Aborah (2008).jpg
Aborah (left) in 2008
Personal information
Full name Stanley Opoku Aborah [1]
Date of birth (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998 Anderlecht
1998–1999 Cappellen
1999–2000 Gent
2000–2001 Germinal Beerschot
2001–2004 Jong Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Ajax 4 (0)
2005–2006 → Den Bosch (loan) 21 (3)
2006–2007 F.C.V. Dender E.H. 3 (0)
2007–2009 Den Bosch 36 (3)
2010 Gillingham 1 (0)
2011 Cappellen 14 (8)
2011–2012 Vitesse 13 (1)
2012–2013 Mura 05 12 (1)
2013 Ferencváros 7 (1)
2015–2017 Notts County 42 (1)
2017 Portsmouth 4 (0)
2018 Waterford 24 (3)
International career
Belgium U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Opoku Aborah (born 23 June 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Belgian passport.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Aborah was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and has had Belgian nationality since he was 10 years old. He had spells at R.S.C. Anderlecht, Cappellen, AA Gent and Germinal Beerschot before joining the Ajax youth team in 2001. His father, Stanley Aborah, Snr, a former Ghana international, operated as a defensive midfielder and played at clubs including Germinal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot).

Ajax

As a former Jong Ajax captain, he stepped into the senior Ajax squad in 2004–05 and made his debut on 16 October 2004, against SC Heerenveen. [2] Aborah came on as a substitute in the teams UEFA Champions League victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv coming on for Rafael van der Vaart three days later. [3] [4]

FC Den Bosch (loan)

Ajax loaned him in the 2005–06 season to second division F.C. Den Bosch to gain more experience. Aborah took part in 21 matches with this club and scored three goals. [5]

F.C.V. Dender E.H.

On 3 January 2007, he signed for Belgian Second Division side FCV Dender EH on a free transfer.

Return to FC Den Bosch

In the summer of 2007, Aborah signed a two-year contract with his former club Den Bosch.

As Trenčin

In 2010, he left Bosch and joined second division Slovakian team; AS Trenčín.

Gillingham

Aborah joined Gillingham of England's Football League Two on a one-month contract in August 2010, which was subsequently extended to two months. [6] He made his Gillingham debut in a 1–0 defeat away to Bradford City on 18 September 2010, but this proved to be his only appearance for the club, as he was released from his contract on 5 October. [7]

Vitesse

After a spell with Cappellen Aborah joined Eredivise side Vitesse. He made 13 league appearances scoring one goal.

ND Mura 05

Aborah joined ND Mura in 2012 and made 12 league appearances.

Ferencváros

Aborah then joined Ferencvárosi TC after leaving ND Mura.

Notts County

In July 2015, Aborah signed for Notts County after having a trial with the Nottinghamshire side. He remained with the club until he was released on 31 January 2017. [8]

Portsmouth

Aborah subsequently signed for Portsmouth but was released after just 4 appearances, 3 of them as a substitute, in the summer of 2017.

Waterford

In January 2018 Aborah signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford. [9] Aborah made his debut in a 2–1 win against Derry City on 17 February 2018. [10]

International career

Aborah has dual Ghanaian and Belgian citizenship. He was a Belgium youth (U18) international[ citation needed ].

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association . Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Profile". uefa.com. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2005.
  3. ↑ "Ajax 3–0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv". ESPNsoccernet. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2004.
  4. ↑ "Ajax restore pride, hope with 3–0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv". ajax-usa.com. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2004.
  5. ↑ "Stanley Aboran loaned out to Den Bosch". ghanaweb.com. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2005.
  6. ↑ "Aborah signs for the Gills". Gillingham F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Gillingham release midfielder Stanley Aborah". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Notts sign West Brom striker on loan as Aborah leaves Meadow Lane". Nottingham Post. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Waterford sign former Ajax midfielder Stanley Aborah". ExtraTime.ie.
  10. ↑ "REPORT: Waterford FC 2 Derry City 1 - SSE Airtricity League". 17 February 2018.
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