Kwame Karikari
Kwame Amponsah Karikari (born 21 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Police Tero.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kwame Amponsah Karikari | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Police Tero | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | International Allies | 20 | (13) |
2011–2014 | AIK | 43 | (8) |
2012 | → Degerfors (loan) | 15 | (6) |
2013–2014 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 23 | (11) |
2015 | Halmstad | 9 | (2) |
2015 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Haugesund | 13 | (2) |
2016 | → Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Stal Kamianske | 26 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Al-Markhiya | 12 | (3) |
2018 | Al-Arabi | 9 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Neftchi Baku | 8 | (2) |
2019 | → Al Urooba (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 8 | (2) |
2020 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Turon | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 29 | (13) |
2022–2023 | Chennaiyin | 16 | (4) |
2023– | Police Tero | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Ghana U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 24 February 2023 (UTC) |
Career
Sweden
Karikari came to AIK in 2011 and made 18 appearances during the 2011 season, during which he scored on two occasions. Then he was loaned out to Superettan team Degerfors IF during the first half of the 2012 season. During his stay there he made 15 appearances and scored six goals. In August 2012 he was called back to AIK.
As he returned he came to score many vital goals for AIK in their Europa League adventure, he scored against PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow.
Turkey
For the 2013–14 season, he was loaned to Balıkesirspor, a football club from Balıkesir, Turkey that competes in the TFF First League. In his first 12 matches for the club, he contributed 5 goals and 3 assists as Balıkesirspor topped the table.[1][2]
Haugesund
On 3 March 2016, Karikari signed an eighteen-month contract with FK Haugesund.[3]
Irtysh Pavlodar
On 30 June 2016, FC Irtysh Pavlodar confirmed the signing of Karikari, on loan from FK Haugesund until the end of the 2016 season.[4]
Neftchi Baku
On 29 June 2018, Karikari signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK.[5]
In January 2019, Karikari joined UAE Division One side Al Urooba on loan from Neftçi.[6]
On 15 July 2019, Karikari's contract with Neftçi was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
Dinamo Tbilisi
On 15 July 2019, Dinamo Tbilisi announced signing of Karikari on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 April 2023[9]
- Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
- Appearance(s) in Norwegian Football Cup
- Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Cup
- Appearance(s) in Qatari Stars Cup
- Appearance(s) in Uzbekistan Cup
- Appearance(s) in Thai FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in Thai League Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
References
- Balıkesirspor signed with 4 new players Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ghanaian Kwame Karikari quits Balikesirspor". GhanaWeb. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- "Karikari signerte for FKH". fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Карикари – в Иртыше!". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Qanalı hücumçu "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- "UAE Football Association profile". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- "Kvame Karikari ilə müqaviləyə xitam verildi". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "დინამომ ფორვარდი დაიმატა". fcdinamo.ge/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- Kwame Karikari at Soccerway
External links
- Kwame Karikari at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Fotbolltransfers Profile
- Kwame Karikari at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kwame Karikari at Soccerway
- Kwame Karikari at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kwame Karikari – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kwame Karikari at WorldFootball.net