Stanley Aborah, Jr.

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Stanley Junior Aborah
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Personal information
Full name Stanley Aborah Opuku
Date of birth June 23, 1987 (1987-06-23) (age 20)
Place of birth    Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Den Bosch
Youth clubs
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2004
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Cappellen
AA Gent
Germinal Beerschot
AFC Ajax
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004-2006
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-
AFC Ajax
FC Den Bosch (loan)
FCV Dender EH
FC Den Bosch
4 (0)
21 (3)
? (?)
   
National team
Belgium U-19

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stanley Aborah, Jr. (born June 23, 1987 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Belgian football player of Ghanaian descent, Attacking Midfielder, currently playing for FC Den Bosch of the Dutch Second Division.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Early career

Aborah was born in Ghana and has had Belgian nationality since he was 10 years old. He had spells at R.S.C. Anderlecht, Cappellen, AA Gent and Germinal Beerschot before joining Ajax youth team in 2001. His father, Stanley Aborah, Snr, a former Ghana International, was a defensive midfielder and played at Clubs including Germinal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot).

[edit] Ajax & Den Bosch

A former Young Ajax captain, he stepped into the senior Ajax squad in 2004/05 and made his debut [1] on October 16, 2004 against SC Heerenveen, playing in the UEFA Champions League victory [2] against Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC [3] three days later.

Ajax loaned him in the 2005/06 season to second division F.C. Den Bosch to gain more experience. Aborah took part in 21 matches with this club and scored three goals. [4]

[edit] Dender & return to Den Bosch

On January 3, 2007, Stanley Aborah signed for Belgian Second Division side FCV Dender EH on free transfer.

In the Summer of 2007, Aborah signed a 2 year contract for his former club FC Den Bosch.

[edit] International career

Aborah has dual Ghanaian and Belgian citizenship. He is a Belgium Youth (U-18) International.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UEFA Champions League Profile", uefa.com, 2005-09-14. Retrieved on 2005-09-14. 
  2. ^ "Ajax 3-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv", soccernet.espn.go.com, 2004-10-19. Retrieved on 2004-10-19. 
  3. ^ "Ajax restore pride, hope with 3-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv", ajax-usa.com, 2004-10-19. Retrieved on 2004-10-19. 
  4. ^ "Stanley Aborah loaned out to Den Bosch", ghanaweb.com, 2005-11-04. Retrieved on 2005-11-04. 

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