Jerry Akaminko

Jeremiah Akaminko (born 2 May 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Ghana national team playing for Liga 1 Team Persik Kediri.

Jerry Akaminko
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Akaminko
Date of birth (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Persik Kediri
Number 17
Youth career
–2004 Heart of Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Heart of Lions 53 (4)
2008–2011 Orduspor 81 (3)
2011–2012 Manisaspor 27 (0)
2012–2018 Eskişehirspor 106 (1)
2018–2019 İstanbulspor 6 (0)
2020– Persik Kediri 0 (0)
International career‡
2012– Ghana 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2017[1]

Club career

On 25 August 2008 Turkish side Orduspor signed the Heart of Lions team captain on a two-year contract with the Super Lig side.[2] He was nominated as Defender of the Year 2008 in Ghana.[3] Akaminko's contract was subject to renewal after the initial two years and played his first match on 7 September 2008 against Boluspor. There had been reports that the Heart of Lions captain was on the verge of joining Israeli league club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.[4] He is noted for his aggressive style of play.

Akaminko left İstanbulspor on 31 January 2019.[5]

International career

Akaminko made his debut and scored his first goal with the Ghana national team on June 1, 2012, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.[6]

International goals
Goals for Ghana
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2012Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Lesotho
7–0
7–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 1 June 2012

International appearances
Appearances for Ghana
YearAppsGoals
201231
201320
Total 51
Correct as of 13 January 2013[1]

See also

References
  1. "Akaminko, Jerry". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. "baybul.com". baybul.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. "Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class". Football Made In Ghana. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. YABANCILAR İDDİALI Orduspor'un Ganalı defans oyuncusu Jerry Akaminko Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine on www.belalan52.com
  5. Son dakika transfer İstanbulspor'da Jerry Akaminko ile yollar ayrıldı!, sporx.com, 31 January 2019
  6. "Ghana 7 - 0 Lesotho". fifa.com. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.


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