Kwaku Karikari (born 25 March 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Jedinstvo Ub.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jedinstvo Ub | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charity Stars | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Liberty Professionals | 32 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Dreams (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2022– | Jedinstvo Ub | 67 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Early life
Karikari was born and bred in Obuasi, a mining community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2] He played for lower-tier side Charity Stars before being poached by Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals,[3] where he was assigned to the club's youth team before his promotion into the senior team in October 2020.[4]
Career
Karikari started his senior career with Liberty Professionals in October 2020. He made his debut on 22 November 2020, after coming on in the 65th minute for Razak Boame in a 2–2 draw against Elmina Sharks.[4] In the process he scored his first competitive goal by scoring an equalizer in the 89th minute via a Emmanuel Paga assist help them salvage an away draw.[5]
On 7 February 2021, he scored a goal that earned Liberty a 1–0 victory against his native Ashanti Gold.[1] The win ended their six-game winless run.[2] On 10 April 2021, he scored Liberty Professionals third goal by scoring from the spot-kick in their 4–0 victory over Elmina Sharks.[6][7]
Within the season, he scored winning goals against Eleven Wonders and Karela United to help Liberty to victories and keep their relegation fight alive.[8][9] In both matches he was adjudged the man of the match.[10][11]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, he scored 7 goals and made 2 assists in 32 league appearances, ending the season as the club's joint top goal scorer with Abraham Wayo.[12][13]
Karikari scored 13 league goals in 31 appearances for Jedinstvo Ub in the 2022–23 Serbian First League.[14]
Honours
Individual
- Serbian First League Best Player for Half Season: 2022–23[15]
- Serbian First League Best Foreign Player of the Season: 2022–23[14]
References
External links
- Kwaku Karikari at Global Sports Archive