| Jerome Opoku | |
| Fullname: | Jerome Osei Opoku |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fulham |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Vejle (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Arouca |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
Jerome Osei Opoku (born 14 October 1998) is a professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
He captained the Fulham U23's at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]
On 2 September 2019, Opoku was sent on loan to League One side Accrington Stanley in order to gain first team experience.[3] 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.[4]
On 25 September 2020, Opoku joined League One side Plymouth Argyle on loan until January.[5]
On 30 July 2021, Opoku was loaned out again, this time to Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub, for the entire 2021–22 season.[6]
On 24 June 2022, Opoku joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[7] [8]
On 14 September 2023, Opoku signed a one-year contract extension with Arouca, until 2026,[9] and was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[10]
Born in England, Opoku is of Ghanaian descent.[11] On 18 October 2023, he debuted for the Ghana national team team in a friendly loss to the United States national team.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fulham U21 | 2017–18 | Premier League 2 | — | 1[13] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | Premier League 2 | — | 2[14] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[15] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Arouca | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[17] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 2 | |||