Owusu-Ansah Kontoh

Owusu-Ansah Kontoh
Personal information
Full name Owusu-Ansah Kontoh
Date of birth (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left Full-Back, Winger
Youth career
2006–2011 Asante Kotoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 81 (3)
2016 Novi Pazar 2 (0)
2016–2018 AEL 19 (0)
2018–2019 Orange County SC 40 (0)
2019–2020 Phoenix Rising 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2020

Owusu-Ansah Kontoh (born 24 August 1993 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Asante Kotoko

He made his first steps as part of Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko[1][2] Coached by Serbian manager Bogdan Korak, during the summer of 2011, the team came on a tour to Serbia to play a series of friendlies and to try to impress clubs and scouts in Europe.[3]

Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Kwame Boateng and Owusu-Ansah Kontoh finally stayed in Serbia and joined Metalac Gornji Milanovac a club playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. He made his debut in official matches on September 20, 2011, in a 2011–12 Serbian Cup match against FK Srem, making his league debut 4 days later in a round 6 match against FK BSK Borča.

Novi Pazar

After his contract with Metalac Gornji Milanovac expired on 30 June 2015, Ansah remained a free agent until January 2016 when he joined Serbian SuperLiga team Novi Pazar. However, he only remained with Novi Pazar for six months.

AEL

In July 2016, Owusu was tested by the Greek Superleague team AEL. He made a good appearance in his debut on the friendly match against Levadiakos and resulted being offered a contract which he accepted. During the game, he surprised AEL fans with his powerful throw in and his excellent ball handling.[4]

Orange County

During the winter-break of 2017–18 he moved to the United States and joined USL Championship side Orange County SC.[2]

Phoenix Rising

Kontoh signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 5, 2019.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Owusu-Ansah Kontor at Virtus International, retrieved 10-9-2015
  2. ^ a b c Owusu-Ansah Kontor at Worldfootball.net
  3. ^ Sevojno wants 5 Kotoko players at Asante Kotoko official website
  4. ^ "Απεκτήθη οριστικά ο Owusu Ansah Kontor". aelfc.gr (in Greek). AE Larissa FC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Owusu-Ansah Kontor Signs with Phoenix Rising for 2020". phxrisingfc.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.


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