Joshua Otoo

Joshua Otoo Opoku (born 6 April 1990), simply known as Joshua Otoo, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back, for Hearts of Oak.

Joshua Otoo
Personal information
Full name Joshua Otoo Opoku
Date of birth (1990-04-06) 6 April 1990
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hearts of Oak
Number 20
Youth career
2001–2003 Vision Soccer Academy
2004–2008 Auroras F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Hearts of Oak
2009–2010 Red Bull Ghana
2010–2015 Wa All Stars
2016 Gandzasar Kapan 3 (0)
2016– Hearts of Oak
National team‡
2009– Ghana 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016

Career

Club

Otoo's began his career club career in the Vision Soccer Academy and signed in January 2004 with Auroras FC. After four-and-a-half year with Auroras FC Otoo left the club to sign on 11 June 2008 for Accra Hearts of Oak SC.[1] On 1 December 2009, Otoo joined Ghana Football Leagues club Red Bull Ghana prior to joining on 1 July 2010 Ghana Premier League club Wa All Stars in the 2010–2011 Ghanaian Premier League season.[2]

In January 2016, Otoo joined Armenian side Gandzasar Kapan, having previously agreed a deal with Hearts of Oak.[3]

International

Otoo's first call up for the Ghana national football team was for a friendly match against Argentina national football team,[4] and Otoo earned his debut in the match on 1 October 2009.[5] Otoo was included in the preliminary Ghana national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship in which the Ghana national football team squad finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 May 2016[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gandzasar Kapan 2015–16 Armenian Premier League 3000–30
Career total 3000--30

International
Ghana
YearAppsGoals
200910
Total10

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 September 2009[7]

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References
  1. Registered Players for Hearts of Oak - Ghana Premier League 2008/2009 Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Special Report – Scores And Player Information – Glo Premier League In Ghana (Part One)
  3. "Joshua Otoo BETRAYS Hearts of Oak!!!". footballgh.com. footballgh. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. Black Stars away in Argentina
  5. Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
  6. Joshua Otoo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. "Joshua Otoo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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