Courage Pekuson (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who play as an attacking midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Nasr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sohar SC (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Koper | 23 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Kerala Blasters | 30 | (2) |
| 2020– | Safa | 80 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ghana U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 21 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Sohar SC edit
Pekuson joined Sohar on loan from Al-Nasr in the 2014–2015 season.[citation needed]
Koper edit
Pekuson signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Koper in August 2016.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 20 August against NK Radomlje. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Joel Valencia as Koper won 3–0.[2] Pekuson scored his first goal for the club on 22 October against NK Domžale. His 2nd-minute goal gave Koper the lead but the club still ended the match losing 3–1.[3] In March 2017, Pekuson received Player of the Week honours for the Slovenian PrvaLiga after he scored a brace 11 March 2017 against NK Radomlje.[4]
Kerala Blasters edit
On 10 August 2017 it was announced that Pekuson had signed with the Blasters of the Indian Super League. He made his debut on 17 November 2017 in a home game against ATK which ended in a tie, 0-0.[5] He scored his first goal in a 1–3 loss to Bengaluru FC. Pekuson continued his stint with the Blasters FC in the 2018–19 season.[citation needed]
Safa edit
In July 2022, Pekuson joined Lebanese Premier League side Safa.[6]
International career edit
Career statistics edit
- As of 16 March 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koper | 2016–17 | PrvaLiga | 23 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2017–18 | ISL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | ISL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Blasters total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Ghana U23 midfielder Courage Pekuson joins Slovenian Club Koper FC". Ghana Sports Online. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Koper 3-0 Radomlje". Soccerway.
- ^ "Koper 1-3 Domzale". Soccerway.
- ^ "Ghana's Courage Pekuson adjudged Player of the Week in Slovenia". Football Ghana. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Courage Pekuson signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ^ "الصفاء اللبناني يعلن وصول بيكيسون وأوودي". كووورة. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Courage Pekuson at Soccerway