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Ghanaian footballer (born 1996)

Nana Opoku Ampomah
Ampomah with Forge FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Forge FC
Number 11
Youth career
Prisco Minis
Santos Academy
Bravo Bravo
2016 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Waasland-Beveren 84 (18)
2019–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 13 (0)
2020–2022 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 → Fortuna Düsseldorf II 8 (3)
2024– Forge FC 14 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018

Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.

Early life

Ampomah played youth football with Prisco Minis, Santos Academy (the Ghanaian training center of Brazilian club Santos FC), and FC Bravo Bravo in his native Ghana. In 2016, he joined the U21 team of Belgian club KV Mechelen.

Club career

In July 2016, Ampomah signed a three-year contract with an option for an additional season with Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren.

In 2019, he signed with German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf. In October 2020, he was loaned to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League. After failing to secure a move to another club in the summer of 2021, he returned to Antwerp for another season on loan. After his loan spell, he returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf in June 2022, after not making any appearances in his second season. After dealing with injuries upon his return, and arriving to pre-season late, he was sent to the second team, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, in the Regionalliga during the 2022-23 season. He departed the club at the end of June 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.

In February 2024, Ampomah signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Due to work permit issues, his arrival to the club was delayed, with Ampomah finally able to join the club in June 2024. He made his debut on 15 June, recording an assist in a 2-2 draw against the HFX Wanderers. He scored his first goal on 27 July in a 3-0 victory over the HFX Wanderers.

International career

Ampomah has earned four caps for the Ghana national team (one appearance in World Cup qualification, one appearance in African Cup of Nations Qualification, and two friendly appearances).

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2024
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waasland-Beveren 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 18 2 — 2 0 — — 20 2
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 36 8 — 2 1 — — 38 9
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 30 8 — 0 0 — — 30 8
Total 84 18 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 88 19
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2019–20 Bundesliga 12 0 — 4 2 — — 16 2
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 1 0 — 1 0 — — 2 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 18 2
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 15 1 — 2 0 7 0 — 24 1
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 15 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 24 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 8 3 — — — — 8 3
Forge FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 16 2
Career totals 134 24 0 0 13 3 7 0 0 0 154 27
  1. Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup, the DFB-Pokal and the Canadian Championship
  2. Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 22 October 2024
Ghana
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 3 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. "Nana Ampomah: Who is Fortuna Düsseldorf's successor to Dodi Lukebakio?". Bundesliga. 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah rejoint Waasland-Beveren" [Division 1A: Opoku Ampomah joins Waasland-Beveren]. Le Soir (in French). 12 July 2016.
  3. Narkortu Teye, Prince (4 August 2019). "Bundesliga berth a dream come-true - Nana Ampomah". Goal. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024.
  4. "Exclusive! Nana Opoku Ampomah arrives in Belgium to complete loan move to Royal Antwerp FC". Ghana Soccer Net. 5 October 2020.
  5. "Ghanaian attacker Nana Ampomah staying at Royal Antwerp despite efforts to offload him this summer". Football Ghana. 1 September 2021.
  6. "Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah returns to German side Dusseldorf". Ghana Soccer Net. 14 June 2022.
  7. "Ghanaian forward Nana Ampomah joins Dusseldorf's long injury list". Ghana Soccer Net. 12 October 2022.
  8. Hochrainer, Sebastian (20 January 2023). "Düsseldorf wirft Ampomah raus!" [Düsseldorf throws Ampomah out!]. Sport Bild (in German).
  9. "Ghanaian midfielder Nana Opoku Ampomah attracting interest from top European clubs". Ghana Soccer Net. 10 March 2023.
  10. "Ghanaian winger Nana Ampomah ends 'nightmare' stay at Fortuna Dusseldorf". Football Ghana. 3 July 2023.
  11. Jacques, John (1 February 2024). "Forge Adds Former Bundesliga Winger Nana Opoku Ampomah". Northern Tribune.
  12. Kostudis, Anton (12 February 2024). "Halbes Jahr vereinslosEx-Fortuna-Flop hat neuen Klub: "Lasst uns Geschichte schreiben"" [Without a club for half a year, ex-Fortuna flop has a new club: “Let’s make history”]. Express (in German).
  13. Jacques, John (13 June 2024). "Forge Boosted By Bundesliga Winger Nana Ampomah's Arrival". Northern Tribune.
  14. Tierney, Mitchell (15 June 2024). "Match Analysis: Stoppage time equalizer denies Halifax Wanderers again during dramatic draw with Forge FC". Canadian Premier League.
  15. Milton, Steve (20 June 2024). "Ampomah Has Arrived and Looks Exactly as Advertised". Forge FC.
  16. Tierney, Mitchell (27 July 2024). "Match Analysis: Clinical Forge FC counterattack powers them past Halifax Wanderers at home". Canadian Premier League.
  17. "Forge FC sign Ghanaian attacker Nana Opoku Ampomah". Forge FC. 1 February 2024.
  18. Nana Opoku Ampomah at Soccerway
  19. Nana Opoku Ampomah at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Forge FC – current squad
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