Elisha Owusu
Owusu with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elisha Owusu[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 42
Youth career
Bourgoin-Jallieu
2010–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lyon B 49 (2)
2017–2019 Lyon 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sochaux (loan) 33 (0)
2019–2023 Gent 84 (0)
2023– Auxerre 19 (1)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Elisha Owusu (born 7 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.

Club career

Owusu is a youth product of Lyon, joining in 2010 and became the captain of their reserve side. On 23 February 2017, Owusu signed his first professional contract with Lyon for 3 years.[2] On 19 June 2018, he was loaned for the season to Sochaux.[3] He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Grenoble on 27 July 2018.[4]

On 21 June 2019, Owusu signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent.[5] He left the club on 16 January 2023, joining Ligue 1 side Auxerre on a contract until June 2025.[6]

International career

Born in France, Owusu is of Ghanaian descent.[7] He debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Nigeria on 29 March 2022. The result helped Ghana qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2016–17 CFA 18 0 — — — — 18 0
2017–18 National 2 25 1 — — — — 25 1
Total 43 1 — — — — 43 1
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 33 0 2 0 1 0 — — 36 0
Gent 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 27 0 0 0 — 14[c] 0 — 41 0
2020–21 23 0 3 0 — 7[d] 0 2[e] 0 35 0
2021–22 18 0 4 0 — 8[f] 0 5[e] 0 35 0
2022–23 9 0 2 0 — 4[f] 0 — 15 0
Total 77 0 9 0 — 33 0 7 0 126 0
Auxerre 2022–23 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 153 1 12 0 1 0 33 0 7 0 206 1
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in play-off
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Gent

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Elisha Owusu signe un premier contrat professionnel de trois ans avec l'OL".
  3. ^ "Mercato : Elisha Owusu prêté un an au FC Sochaux-Montbéliard".
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - Grenoble Foot 38 / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "BIENVENUE ELISHA OWUSU!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Elisha Owusu (La Gantoise) s'engage avec l'AJ Auxerre". L'Équipe (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian youngster Elisha Owusu completes Sochaux loan move". GhanaSoccernet.
  8. ^ "Black Stars: Elisha Owusu debuts as Ghana beat Nigeria to secure FIFA World Cup ticket — Ghana Sports Online". 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ Elisha Owusu at Soccerway

External links

AJ Auxerre – current squad
Ghana squads
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