Jerome Opoku

Jerome Osei Opoku (born 14 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 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
 Arouca
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 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2022

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 Primeira Liga side Arouca on a free transfer.[8]

Personal life

Born in England, Opoku is of Ghanaian descent. Brother of Jah-Nay Opoku [9]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2017–18[10] Championship0000000000
2018–19[11] Premier League0000000000
2019–20[12] Championship0000000000
2020-21[13] Premier League0000000000
2021-22[14] Championship0000000000
Fulham total 0000000000
Fulham U-21 2017–18[10] Premier League 2 —1[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[11] Premier League 2 —2[lower-alpha 1]020
Fulham U21 total 0000003030
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[12] League One21010003[lower-alpha 1]0250
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2020–21[13] League One33140001[lower-alpha 1]0381
Vejle Boldklub (loan) 2021–22[14] Danish Superliga200000000200
Total 741500070861
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "ACCRINGTON SIGN JEROME ON LOAN". BBC Sport.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "JEROME OPOKU READY TO PLAY ANYWHERE".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "Ghanaian defender Jerome Opoku in line for contract extension at Fulham". Footballghana.
  10. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Jerome Opoku in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.


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