Courage Pekuson
Courage Pekuson (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who play as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Courage Pekuson | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Al-Nasr | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | → Sohar SC (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Koper | 23 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Kerala blasters | 30 | (2) |
National team | |||
2015–2016 | Ghana U23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:18, 26 January 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Sohar SC
Pekuson joined Sohar on Loan from Al-Nasr in the 2014-2015 season.
Koper
Pekuson signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Koper in August 2016.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 20 August against NK Radomlje. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Joel Valencia as Koper won 3–0.[2] Pekuson scored his first goal for the club on 22 October against NK Domžale. His 2nd-minute goal gave Koper the lead but the club still ended the match losing 3–1.[3] In March 2017, Pekuson received Player of the Week honours for the Slovenian PrvaLiga after he scored a brace 11 March 2017 against NK Radomlje.[4]
Kerala Blasters
On 10 August 2017 it was announced that Pekuson had signed with the Blasters of the Indian Super League. He made his debut on 17 November 2017 in a home game against ATK which ended in a tie, 0-0.[5] He scored his first goal in a 1-3 loss to Bengaluru FC. Pekuson continued his stint with the Blasters FC in the 2018-19 season.
Career statistics
- As of 16 March 2019[6]
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Koper | 2016–17 | PrvaLiga | 23 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 |
Kerala Blasters | 2017–18 | ISL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
2018–19 | ISL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
Blasters total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Career total | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
References
- "Ghana U23 midfielder Courage Pekuson joins Slovenian Club Koper FC". Ghana Sports Online. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Koper 3-0 Radomlje". Soccerway.
- "Koper 1-3 Domzale". Soccerway.
- "Ghana's Courage Pekuson adjudged Player of the Week in Slovenia". Football Ghana. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Courage Pekuson signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- Courage Pekuson at Soccerway