Owusu Kwabena

Owusu Kwabena (born 18 June 1997), simply known as Owusu, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ferencvárosi and the Ghana national team.

Owusu Kwabena
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ferencvárosi
Number 11
Youth career
SC Accra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 SC Accra
2016–2017 → Toledo (loan) 34 (8)
2017–2020 Leganés 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Oviedo (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Cartagena (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019 → Salamanca (loan) 25 (10)
2019–2020 → Córdoba (loan) 17 (6)
2020–2023 Qarabağ 42 (11)
2021–2022 → Ankaragücü (loan) 21 (7)
2023– Ferencvárosi 7 (2)
International career‡
2019– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:38, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Owusu was born in Accra, and moved to Spain in 2016. After having trials at Racing de Santander and AD Alcorcón B, he joined CD Toledo on loan in August, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1]

Owusu made his senior debut on 31 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring all of his team's goals in a 2–0 home win against UB Conquense, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] He subsequently became a regular starter for the club, scoring eight goals as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 23 August 2017, Owusu signed a five-year deal with La Liga side CD Leganés.[3] Eight days later, he was loaned to Real Oviedo in Segunda División, for one year.[4]

Owusu made his professional debut on 9 September 2017, replacing Carlos Hernández in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5] After eight league appearances, his loan was cut short the following 3 January,[6] and he joined FC Cartagena on loan just hours later.[7]

On 24 July 2018, Owusu was loaned to Salamanca CF still in the third division, for one year.[8] On 21 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Córdoba CF, also in a temporary deal.[9]

On 23 January 2020, Azerbaijani club Qarabağ FK announced the signing of Owusu on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[10]

Ferencváros

On 31 January 2023, Owusu signed a two-year contract with Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC.[11][12]

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[13][14]

International career

Owusu made his debut for Ghana national team on 15 June 2019 in a friendly against South Africa.[15] He was selected for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 January 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toledo (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 34 8 4 2 — — 38 10
Oviedo (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Cartagena (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Salamanca (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 25 10 0 0 — — 25 10
Córdoba CF (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 17 6 1 0 — — 23 6
Qarabağ 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2020–21 26 7 4 1 9 1 — 39 9
2022–23 18 5 2 0 14 5 — 34 10
Total 49 12 6 1 23 6 — 78 19
Ankaragücü (loan) 2021–22 TFF First League 21 7 2 3 — — 23 10
Ferencvárosi 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 174 44 13 6 23 6 0 0 210 56

    International
    As of matches played on 15 July 2019[17]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Ghana 201930
    Total30

    Honours

    Qarabağ[18]

    Ankaragücü

    Ferencvárosi

    References
    1. "Sin Owusu no hay paraíso" [Without Owusu there is no paradise] (in Spanish). ABC. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    2. "2–0: Owusu da el pase al CD Toledo en un derbi que acabó con polémica" [2–0: Owusu gives the qualification to CD Toledo in a derby which ended up with controversy] (in Spanish). El Digital Deportivo. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    3. "El Leganés firma al joven delantero ghanés Owusu por cinco temporadas" [Leganés sign the young Ghanaian forward Owusu for five seasons] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    4. "El delantero ghanés Owusu Kwabena, cedido una temporada al Real Oviedo" [Ghanaian forward Owusu Kwabena, loaned one season at Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
    5. "Carmona y Toché firman las tablas en el derbi astuariano" [Carmona and Toché put a draw in the Asturian derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
    6. "Owusu's time at Real Oviedo comes to an end". Real Oviedo. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    7. "Owusu, una apuesta importante del Efesé que llega cedido por el Leganés" [Owusu, an important bet of Efesé who arrives on loan from Leganés] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    8. "Moussa Camara y Owusu Kuabena, nuevas apuestas del Salamanca CF UDS para la zona de ataque" [Moussa Camara y Owusu Kaubena, bets of Salamanca CF UDS for the attacking zone] (in Spanish). CF Salmantino. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    9. "El delantero ghanés Owusu Kwabena cedido una temporada al Córdoba C.F." [Ghanaian forward Owusu Kwabena loaned one season at Córdoba C.F.] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
    10. "Ovusu rəsmən Qarabağ ımızda !". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
    11. "Ghana forward Kwabena Owusu joins Hungarian giants Ferencvarosi". GhanaSoccernet. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
    12. Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (30 January 2023). "Hungarian giants Ferencvaros sign Ghana striker Kwabena Owusu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
    13. nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
    14. "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
    15. "Ghana v South Africa game report". Soccerway. 15 June 2019.
    16. "Kwabena Owusu". Soccerway.
    17. Owusu Kwabena at National-Football-Teams.com
    18. "Ghana - O. Kwabena - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    19. "MKE Ankaragücü won the championship trophy". West Observer. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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