Victor Kweku Aidoo (born 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ghanaian Premier league side

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Career

Samartex

Aidoo started his career with

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side

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. During the 2019–20 Division One League season, he scored 6 goals before the league was truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. His impressive performance in the lower league caught the attention of several clubs in the Premier League including Hearts of Oak.

Hearts of Oak

Aidoo joined

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in October 2020 on a three-year contract ahead of the

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season. He made his debut during the first game of the season on 24 November 2020, coming on in the 80th minute to replace Kwadwo Obeng Jnr in the 2–2 draw against

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. He scored his debut goal after scoring a brace in the 6–1 victory over

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on 2 January 2021. He went on to score goals in three consecutive matches, against Elmina Sharks and Eleven Wonders. On 21 February 2021, he scored a brace of penalties in a 3–2 victory over

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. At the end of the match, he was adjudged as the man of the match. In the first round of the season, he scored 6 goals in 12 league matches and was the leading top scorer for Hearts. At the end his debut season, he scored 7 goals and made 1 assist in 29 league appearances to help Hearts win the Ghana Premier League after 12 years of trophy drought. At the end of the season, the club won the double after beating Ashanti Gold in the final of

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via a penalty shootout. He converted his penalty, the 7th penalty against

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who he had missed one during the league season to help Hearts stay on track and eventually win the trophy. He described that penalty miss as his worst moment of the season.

Personal life

Aidoo comes from a poor background and had to help out a labourer in a rice farm whilst working as bus conductor popularly known in the twi dialect as ''''mate'''' just to earn money to take care of himself. He has vowed to one day help young people in the deprived communities in Ghana achieve their goals and aspirations especially young footballers.

Honours

Hearts of Oak * Ghana Premier League:

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* Ghanaian FA Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aidoo, Victor Living people 1999 births Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Ghana Premier League players Place of birth missing (living people)