Owusu-Ansah Kontoh

Owusu-Ansah Kontoh (born 24 August 1993 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

Owusu-Ansah Kontoh
Personal information
Full name Owusu-Ansah Kontoh
Date of birth (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Left Full-Back, Winger
Club information
Current team
Phoenix Rising
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2011 Asante Kotoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Asante Kotoko 0 (0)
2011–2015 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 81 (3)
2016 Novi Pazar 2 (0)
2016–2017 AEL 19 (0)
2018–2019 Orange County SC 40 (0)
2020– Phoenix Rising 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020

Career

Asante Kotoko

He made his first steps as part of Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko F.C. [1][2] Coached by the Serbian manager Bogdan Korak, during the summer of 2011, the team came on a tour to Serbia to play a series of friendlies and to try to impress clubs and scouts in Europe.[3]

Metalac GM

Kwame Boateng and Owusu-Ansah Kontoh finally stayed in Serbia and joined Metalac GM a club playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. He made his debut in official matches on September 20, 2011 in a 2011–12 Serbian Cup match against FK Srem, making his league debut 4 days later in a round 6 match against FK BSK Borča.

AEL

On July 2016, Owusu was tested by the Greek Superleague team AEL. He made a good appearance in his debut on the friendly match against Levadiakos and resulted being offered a contract which he accepted. During the game, he surprised AEL fans with his powerful throw in and his excellent ball handling.[4]

Orange County

During winter-break of 2017–18 he moved to the United States and signed with Orange County SC.[2]

Phoenix Rising

Kontoh signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 5, 2019.[2][5]

References

  1. Owusu-Ansah Kontor at Virtus International, retrieved 10-9-2015
  2. Owusu-Ansah Kontor at Worldfootball.net
  3. Sevojno wants 5 Kotoko players at Asante Kotoko official website
  4. "Απεκτήθη οριστικά ο Owusu Ansah Kontor". aelfc.gr (in Greek). AE Larissa FC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. "Owusu-Ansah Kontor Signs with Phoenix Rising for 2020". phxrisingfc.com. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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