Julian Owusu-Bekoe

Julian Owusu-Bekoe (born 10 May 1989 in Tooting) is an English-born Ghanaian entrepreneur, speaker and former football player.

Julian Owusu-Bekoe
Personal information
Full name Julian Nana Ayisi Owusu-Bekoe
Date of birth (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989
Place of birth Tooting, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Predators
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Eleven Wise
2009–2010 Merstham 10 (23)
2010 Berekum Chelsea
2011 Hayes & Yeading United 16 (12)
2011 Burnham 8 (8)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 17 (3)
2014–2015 Basingstoke Town 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Education

Julian attended St.Boniface Primary school, Richmond College and Wimbledon College before attending London School of Business and Management [1] in 2014 for a BSc in Business and Management.

Career

He began his career at Predators F.C. as a youngster, in 2006 he joined Park View,[2] and won there the Young Player of the Year Award for 2007.[3] He was given a two-week trial at SBV Excelsior on 20 January 2007 which was later extended by a further month.

In 2008, he returned to Ghana and signed a one-year contract with Eleven Wise,[4] in the summer of 2009 he signed for English Isthmian League Division One South side, Merstham.[5] In December 2010, Owusu-Bekoe signed a three-year contract with Glo Premier League side Berekum Chelsea where he won his first league title with the Berekum Based club. His contract was cancelled at the end of the season.

On 4 August 2011, Owusu joined Conference National side Hayes & Yeading United. He subsequently signed for Burnham before rejoining Hayes & Yeading in January 2012.

In 2014, however, he signed for Basingstoke Town. In 2015, Julian became the first Student President at London School of Business and Management[6] where he led the student body till the summer of 2017.

He is the co-founder of the London/Accra-based startup, Zuberi.[7]

International

Owusu-Bekoe joined the Ghana U17 national team camp in mid-October 2006. He scored two goals in two friendly matches—with Division One side Fairpoint F.C. and Mighty Jets.[3]

Honours
  • 2007: Young Player of the Year Award

References
  1. https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/student_testimonials/student_detail/41
  2. http://www.ukgfs.com/MatchReport.aspx?Menu=Result&MatchID=15%5B%5D
  3. "Parkview Football club". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Maan fires Moatsiders into top four
  6. https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/headline/news_detail/38
  7. https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/technology-business/zuberi-offers-ghanaian-companies-on-demand-employee-benefits-through-their-app/
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