William Opoku


William Opoku Asiedu is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bhawanipore.

Club career

Opoku's career began in Ghana with Division One club Okyeman Planners. He scored eleven goals in his final season, 2016, with Okyeman. In February 2017, Opoku joined Premier League team Middlesbrough on a long-term contract. He was immediately loaned out to Levadia Tallinn of the Meistriliiga for eighteen months. He made his Levadia debut on 3 March in the league versus Flora. During his time in Estonia, Opoku mainly featured for the club's reserve team in the Esiliiga. In total, he scored seven goals in fifteen games in the second tier. His loan with Levadia was terminated in June 2017.
On 26 September, Opoku joined I-League side Minerva Punjab. He made a goalscoring debut for Minerva in a 2017 Punjab State Football League match against Dalbir FA. In I-League action, Opoku scored three goals in his first four appearances. On 8 March 2018, Opoku scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Churchill Brothers which secured the 2017–18 I-League title for Minerva Punjab. He extended his contract for one more year in September 2018. However, in 2019, Opoku moved to Ozone of the I-League 2nd Division. Months after, he headed to Calcutta Football League team BSS Sporting Club.
2020 saw Opoku move across Kolkata to Bhawanipore.

International career

Opoku has represented Ghana at U20 level, featuring during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

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Honours

;Minerva Punjab