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JEROME OPOKU
Born: 14 October 1998
Came from: Fulham Went to: Fulham
First game: 03 October 2020 Last game: 01 May 2021
Appearances: 38 (33/5) Goals: 1
Born in Mitcham in south London, Opoku crossed the river in 2008 to join Fulham at the age of nine. After progressing through the age groups, he made his debut for the Cottagers' under-18 squad at just 15 years old in 2014, and signed a scholarship deal with the club ahead of the 2015-16 season. After strong and consistent performances in the heart of the under-18's defence, he was rewarded by training with and playing for the first team during their pre-season preparations in July 2017.
Having impressed in the reserve set-up, the 6'4" centre-back claimed the captain's armband for the London club's Premier League 2 side towards the end of their 2018-19 campaign, before signing a new long-term deal. He then joined Accrington Stanley on a six-month loan in September 2019, which was extended until the end of the season.
In late September 2020, with Argyle back in the third tier, the imposing 21-year-old became Ryan Lowe's 10th signing of the extended summer transfer window, initially on a half-season loan but later extended to the full season. He then returned to Fulham and was loaned out again to Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub for the entire 2021–22 campaign, where he made 26 appearances, before being released by Fulham at the end of that season.
In June 2022 he joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a three-year contract. In his first season, 2022-23, he made 26 appearances and scored once. He started the following season with four appearances but in September 2023, having signed a one-year contract extension with Arouca until 2026, he was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Turkish Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.
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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]
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I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.
The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.
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