Joseph Opoku
Ghanaian footballer (born 2005)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Amankwaah Opoku (born 8 August 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English Championship club Swansea City and the Ghana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Amankwaah Opoku | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Great Corinthians FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Jong Essevee | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Zulte Waregem | 59 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 11 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Club career
A youth product of the Ghanaian club Great Corinthians FC, Opoku joined Zulte Waregem on 30 August 2024 on a 2-year contract.[1] He helped Zulte Waregem win the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League and earned promotion to the Belgian Pro League.[2] On 25 July 2025, he extended his contract for 2 more years, with an option to extend for 2 additional years.[3] He was named the "Juniper Pro League Player of the Month" for April 2026.[4]
International career
Opoku was part of the Ghana U20s at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] He was called up to the senior Ghana national team for a set of friendlies in May 2026.[6]