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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

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Asante Kotoko

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Phoenix Rising

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

References

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  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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