Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for French club
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
, on loan from
Udinese
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. He has also been capped at the international level.
Club career
Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club
Berekum Chelsea
Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League.
Hist ...
.
On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club
Club Africain
Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
.
On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with
Serie A
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side
Udinese
Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a fo ...
until 30 June 2022.
On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined
Ligue 1
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club
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020.
International career
Opoku was a part of the
Ghana under 17 squad that competed in
2013 African U-17 Championship.
He has also represented the
Ghana under-20 team.
In July 2017, Opoku made his senior international debut in a 2–1 defeat against
United States
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. He came as a 38th minute substitute for
Rashid Sumaila
Rashid Sumaila (born 18 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and he is also a member of the Ghana national team.
Sumaila won the '' 2011 Ghana Best Defender Award'' at the end of the 2010–11 Glo ...
following his knee injury.
In April 2021,
The Court of Arbitration for Sport asked
Tunisian side
Club Africain
Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
to pay him US$279,500 after repeated failure to be pay his salary, which lead termination of his contract wihh the club in June 2018.
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1997 births
Footballers from Kumasi
Living people
Association football defenders
Ghanaian footballers
Berekum Chelsea F.C. players
Club Africain players
Udinese Calcio players
Amiens SC players
Ghana international footballers
Ghana under-20 international footballers
Ghanaian expatriate footballers
Serie A players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in France
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France