Terry Ablade

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Terry Ablade
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Jazz 20 (4)
2018– Fulham 0 (0)
2022 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Carlisle United (loan) 12 (0)
2024– → Partick Thistle (loan) 2 (1)
International career‡
2018 Finland U17 3 (1)
2019 Finland U18 4 (1)
2019 Finland U19 4 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023

Terry Ablade (born 12 October 2001) [1] is a professional footballer who plays for Partick Thistle on loan from Fulham, as a striker. Born in Ghana, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Contents

Early life

Ablade was born in Accra, Ghana, to Ghanaian parents, and he moved to Finland when he was seven years old. [1] His father is the former footballer Seth Ablade. [2]

Club career

FC Jazz

Ablade began his playing career in Finland, where he was raised, with FC Jazz, debuting in the first team in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen in 2017. [3]

Fulham

In July 2018, he moved to English club Fulham, signing his first two-year professional contract with the club a year later. [4]

On 7 January 2022, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Fulham, [5] before joining League One club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season. [6] [7]

He departed the club for a second loan spell in August 2023, joining Carlisle United. [8] [9] [10] In November 2023 he suffered an injury, potentially ruling him out until February 2024. [11]

Partick Thistle (loan)

On 23 August 2024, Ablade joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a season-long loan. [12] [13] A day later Ablade scored on his Thistle debut coming off the bench to equalise away to Falkirk in an eventual 2–1 defeat. [14]

International career

Ablade is a Finnish youth international, representing them at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. [3] [15]

Playing style

Ablade is known for his pace. [16] [17] [18]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jazz 2017 Kakkonen 142410000183
2018Kakkonen6200000062
Total204410000245
Fulham 2018–19 Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 Championship 0000000000
2020–21 Premier League0000003 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2021–22 Championship0000000000
2022–23 Premier League0000100010
Total0000103040
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2021–22 League One 1200000–120
Carlisle United (loan) 2023–24 League One12010003 [lower-alpha 3] 0160
Partick Thistle (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Championship 210000–21
Career total'465511060586

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  4. ↑ "Trio Pen Pro Deals". www.fulhamfc.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "ABLADE SIGNS NEW DEAL AND JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON ON LOAN". www.fulhamfc.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Robbo makes first January move by signing Fulham striker". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Wimbledon sign Fulham's Ablade on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "LOAN: Striker joins for season from Fulham". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Fulham loan Finnish striker Ablade to Carlisle" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "'Gifted with pace' - what they say about new Carlisle United frontman". News and Star. 22 August 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Jags sign Terry Ablade on loan". ptfc.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Scottish move for former Carlisle United loan striker". News and Star. 23 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Falkirk vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ Terry Ablade Palloliitto tulospalvelu, Finnish FA
  16. ↑ "Simmo: New frontman can give Blues a new dimension". News and Star. 24 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "'Faster than anyone in my time here' - Simmo on pace ace Ablade". News and Star. 29 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "'His pace is scary' - Simmo on Blues impact sub Ablade". News and Star. 3 September 2023.
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