Courage Pekuson

Courage Pekuson (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who play as a midfielder.

Courage Pekuson
Personal information
Full name Courage Pekuson
Date of birth (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2016 Al-Nasr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015Sohar 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.

International

Pekuson has represented the Ghana U23 side.[1]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2019[6]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Koper 2016–17 PrvaLiga23410244
Kerala Blasters 2017–18 ISL1710010181
2018–19 ISL1310000131
Blasters total 302001000312
Career total 536003000566
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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Koper 3-0 Radomlje". Soccerway.
  3. "Koper 1-3 Domzale". Soccerway.
  4. "Ghana's Courage Pekuson adjudged Player of the Week in Slovenia". Football Ghana. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. "Courage Pekuson signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  6. Courage Pekuson at Soccerway
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