Abraham Okyere
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Haka | ||
Youth career | |||
International Allies | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | International Allies | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Al Hilal United | 9 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Beerschot | 3 | (0) |
2023 | TRAU | 11 | (2) |
2024 | KPV | 24 | (3) |
2025– | Haka | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024 |
Abraham Okyere (born 6 July 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Finnish club Haka in Veikkausliiga.[1] He previously played for Ghanaian Premier League side International Allies.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Okyere started his career with Ghanaian club International Allies in 2018 moving through the ranks till he was promoted to the senior team. He made his debut during the 2019 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition.[4] On 22 June 2021, Okyere signed for Belgian First Division B side K Beerschot VA on a 2-year deal.[1]
After a stint in India with TRAU FC in second-tier I-League, Okyere moved to Finland in April 2024 and signed with Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in third-tier Ykkönen.[5][6]
On 31 October 2024, he joined FC Haka in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
International Allies | 2019 | Ghana Premier League | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Ghana Premier League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Al Hilal United | 2020–21 | UAE Second Division League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
Beerschot | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Beerschot U23 | 2022–23 | Belgian Division 2 | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | |||
TRAU | 2023–24 | I-League | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||
KPV | 2024 | Ykkönen | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 75 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 |
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Suomen Cup
Honours
[edit]KPV
Individual
- Ykkönen Midfielder of the Year: 2024[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beerschot strikt Ghanese middenvelder Abraham Okyere | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian teen Abraham Okyere joins Belgium side Beershot". GhanaSoccernet. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Ghana's Abraham Okyere shining with Al Hilal United FC". GhanaWeb. 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Abraham Okyere – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ KPV vahvistuu ennen kauden alkua: Tervetuloa Abraham Okyere!, kpv.fi, 5 April 2024
- ^ Abraham Okyere Kokkolan Pallo-Veikkojen vahvuuteen, Keskipohjanmaa, 5 April 2024
- ^ 2000 KAUSIKORTTIVARAUSTA RIKKI – KAKSI UUTTA PELAAJASOPIMUSTA JULKI!, fchaka.fi, 31 October 2024
- ^ Abraham Okyere, Finnish FA
- ^ Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Football Association of Finland, 5 December 2024
External links
[edit]- Abraham Okyere at Global Sports Archive
- Abraham Okyere at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- International Allies F.C. players
- K Beerschot VA players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India
- TRAU FC players
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- Ykkönen players
- I-League players
- FC Haka players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football midfielder stubs