Joshua Otoo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team 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 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2016 | |||
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.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]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 years 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
[edit]Otoo's first call-up in the Ghana national football team 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 Ghana preliminary team for the 2014 African Nations Championship, and finished as runner-up.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 May 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
International
[edit]| Ghana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 September 2009[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Otoo at National-Football-Teams.com