PLAYER DETAILS
Jerome Opoku profile
- Club
- İstanbul Başakşehir
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Date of birth
- 1998-10-14
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Height
- 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 172 lbs
- Shirt number
- 3
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Jerome Opoku
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.
Opoku grew up admiring Gareth Bale and initially aspired to become a top-class winger. However, during his U-15 years, his coach Mark Pembridge shifted him to left-back. Around the same time, a sudden growth spurt prompted another change — this time to centre-back — a position he would go on to play for most of his senior career.
As captain of Fulham’s U-16 team, Opoku led the side to victory in the 2014 Premier League International Cup, defeating a highly-rated Chelsea squad in the final.