Jerome Opoku

Jerome Osei Opoku (born 14 October 1998) is an English born professional footballer who represents Ghana internationally. He plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Jerome Opoku
Personal information
Full name Jerome Osei Opoku[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998[1]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
(on loan from Arouca)
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2019 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Fulham 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 33 (1)
2021–2022 → Vejle (loan) 20 (0)
2022– Arouca 26 (0)
2023– → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2023

Club career

He captained the Fulham U23's at the end of the 2018–19 season.[3]

On 2 September 2019, Opoku was sent on loan to League One side Accrington Stanley in order to gain first team experience.[4] He made his Accrington debut against Bristol Rovers on 7 September 2019 in an eventual 3–3 draw. After a 3–1 defeat to Sunderland, in an interview he claimed he would play anywhere the coach put him.[5]

On 25 September 2020, Opoku joined League One side Plymouth Argyle on loan until January.[6]

On 30 July 2021, Opoku was loaned out again, this time to Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub, for the entire 2021–22 season.[7]

On 24 June 2022, Opoku joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[8][9]

On 14 September 2023, Opoku signed a one-year contract extension with Arouca, until 2026,[10] and was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[11]

Personal life

Born in England, Opoku is of Ghanaian descent. Brother of Jah-Nay Opoku [12]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U21 2017–18[13] Premier League 2 —1[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[14] Premier League 2 —2[lower-alpha 2]020
Total —3030
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[15] League One2101000 —3[lower-alpha 2]0250
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2020–21[16] League One3314000 —1[lower-alpha 2]0381
Vejle Boldklub (loan) 2021–22[17] Danish Superliga20060— ——260
Arouca 2022–23 Primeira Liga 24 0 2 0 3 1 — — 29 1
2023–24 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 4 0
Total 26 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 — 33 1
İstanbul Başakşehir 2023–24 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 100113031 2 0701252
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Jerome Opoku at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Jerome Opoku". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "JEROME OPOKU FULHAM PROFILE".
  4. "ACCRINGTON SIGN JEROME ON LOAN". BBC Sport.
  5. "JEROME OPOKU READY TO PLAY ANYWHERE". 17 September 2019.
  6. "On-Loan Opoku". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. Vejle Boldklub lejer talentfuld forsvarsspiller i Fulham F.C., vejle-boldklub.dk, 30 July 2021
  8. @OficialFCArouca (24 June 2022). "Bem-vindo a familia, Jerome" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. "Jerome Opoku assina com o Arouca por três épocas" [Jerome Opoku signs with Arouca for three seasons] (in European Portuguese). Record. 24 June 2022.
  10. "Jerome Opoku renova com o Arouca e sai por empréstimo para o Basaksehir" [Jerome Opoku renews with Arouca and leaves on loan to Basaksehir] (in European Portuguese). Record. 14 September 2023.
  11. "HOŞ GELDİN JEROME OPOKU" [Welcome Jerome Opoku] (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir FK. 14 September 2023.
  12. "Ghanaian defender Jerome Opoku in line for contract extension at Fulham". Footballghana.
  13. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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