Joshua Otoo
Joshua Otoo Opoku (born 6 April 1990), simply known as Joshua Otoo, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back, for Hearts of Oak.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Otoo Opoku | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hearts of Oak | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Vision Soccer Academy | ||
2004–2008 | Auroras F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Hearts of Oak | ||
2009–2010 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
2010–2015 | Wa All Stars | ||
2016 | Gandzasar Kapan | 3 | (0) |
2016– | Hearts of Oak | ||
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016 |
Career
Club
Otoo's began his career club career in the Vision Soccer Academy and signed in January 2004 with Auroras FC. After four-and-a-half year with Auroras FC Otoo left the club to sign on 11 June 2008 for Accra Hearts of Oak SC.[1] On 1 December 2009, Otoo joined Ghana Football Leagues club Red Bull Ghana prior to joining on 1 July 2010 Ghana Premier League club Wa All Stars in the 2010–2011 Ghanaian Premier League season.[2]
In January 2016, Otoo joined Armenian side Gandzasar Kapan, having previously agreed a deal with Hearts of Oak.[3]
International
Otoo's first call up for the Ghana national football team was for a friendly match against Argentina national football team,[4] and Otoo earned his debut in the match on 1 October 2009.[5] Otoo was included in the preliminary Ghana national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship in which the Ghana national football team squad finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2016[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gandzasar Kapan | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
References
- Registered Players for Hearts of Oak - Ghana Premier League 2008/2009 Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Special Report – Scores And Player Information – Glo Premier League In Ghana (Part One)
- "Joshua Otoo BETRAYS Hearts of Oak!!!". footballgh.com. footballgh. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Black Stars away in Argentina
- Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
- Joshua Otoo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Joshua Otoo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
- Joshua Otoo at National-Football-Teams.com