- Stanley Aborah, Jr.
Infobox Football biography
playername = Stanley Aborah
fullname = Stanley Junior Aborah Opoku
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|6|23
cityofbirth =Kumasi
countryofbirth =Ghana
height = Height|m=1.70
position =Midfielder
currentclub =FC Den Bosch
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004
youthclubs =R.S.C. Anderlecht Cappellen AA Gent Germinal BeerschotAFC Ajax
years = 2004-2006 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-
clubs =AFC Ajax →FC Den Bosch ("loan") FCV Dender EHFC Den Bosch
caps(goals) = 4 (0) 21 (3) ? (?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Belgium U-19
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Stanley Aborah, Jr. (born
June 23 ,1987 inKumasi ,Ghana ) is a Belgian football player of Ghanaian descent, an attacking midfielder playing forFC Den Bosch of the Dutch Second Division.Football career
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 includingGerminal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot).Ajax & Den Bosch
A former Young Ajax captain, he stepped into the senior Ajax squad in 2004/05 and made his debut [cite news | date=
2005-09-14 |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=95814/index.html | title=UEFA Champions League Profile | publisher=uefa.com | accessdate=2005-09-14] onOctober 16 ,2004 againstSC Heerenveen , playing in the UEFA Champions League victory [cite news | date=2004-10-19 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=166655&cc=5901| title=Ajax 3-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv | publisher=soccernet.espn.go.com | accessdate=2004-10-19] againstMaccabi Tel-Aviv FC [cite news | date=2004-10-19 |url=http://www.ajax-usa.com/matches/m04-05/ajax-restore-pride-hope-with-3-0-win-over-maccabi-tel-aviv.html | title=Ajax restore pride, hope with 3-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv | publisher=ajax-usa.com | accessdate=2004-10-19] 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. [cite news | date=2005-11-04 |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=93661 | title=Stanley Aborah loaned out to Den Bosch | publisher=ghanaweb.com | accessdate=2005-11-04]Dender and 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 two year contract for his former club
FC Den Bosch .International career
Aborah has dual Ghanaian and Belgian citizenship. He is a Belgium Youth (U-18) International.
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