Nana Ampomah
Ghanaian footballer (born 1996)
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Nana Opoku Ampomah (born 2 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.
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Ampomah with Forge FC in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Opoku Ampomah | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 35 | (8) |
| 2026– | → Sigma FC (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2018 | |||
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.[1] In 2016, he joined the U21 team of Belgian club KV Mechelen.[2]
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.[2]
In 2019, he signed with German Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] In October 2020, he was loaned to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League.[4] After failing to secure a move to another club in the summer of 2021, he returned to Antwerp for another season on loan.[5] After his loan spell, he returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf in June 2022, after not making any appearances in his second season.[6] After dealing with injuries upon his return,[7] and arriving to pre-season late, he was sent to the second team, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, in the Regionalliga during the 2022–23 season.[8][9] He departed the club at the end of June 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.[10]
In February 2024, Ampomah signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[11][12] Due to work permit issues, his arrival to the club was delayed, with Ampomah finally able to join the club in June 2024.[13] He made his debut on 15 June, recording an assist in a 2–2 draw against the HFX Wanderers.[14][15] He scored his first goal on 27 July in a 3–0 victory over the HFX Wanderers.[16] In December 2025, he signed a multi-year extension with the club.[17]
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).[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of November 3, 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| Total | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9 | ||
| Career totals | 153 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 34 | ||
- Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup, the DFB-Pokal and the Canadian Championship
- Includes appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 22 October 2024[20]