Eric Ocansey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aspire Academy[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Eupen | 115 | (16) |
| 2019–2023 | KV Kortrijk | 58 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lierse | 27 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Ararat-Armenia | 25 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Pyunik | 23 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2026 | |||
Eric Ocansey (born 22 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who most recently played for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik as a winger.
Career
Eric Ocansey started his career with Eupen.
On 31 January 2022, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[2]
On 9 May 2023, Ocansey signed a contract with Lierse for the 2023–24 season.[3]
On 20 June 2024, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Ocansey.[4] On 6 June 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced the departure of Ocansey.[5]
On 15 July 2025, Pyunik announced the signing of Ocansey.[6] On 29 June 2026, Pyunik announced that Ocansey had left the club.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 May 2026.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Eupen | 2015–16 | Belgian Second Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5[b] | 1 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9[b] | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 15 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 1 | 119 | 16 | ||
| KV Kortrijk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 4 | ||
| Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Lierse Kempenzonen | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Ararat-Armenia | 2024–25 | Armenian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| Pyunik | 2025–26 | Armenian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 234 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 281 | 38 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup and Armenian Cup.
- 1 2 3 Appearances and goals in the Europa League play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Includes Armenian Supercup
References
- ↑ Eric Ocansey leaves KAS Eupen Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, as-eupen.be, 22 July 2019
- ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ERIC OCANSEY!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "ERIC OCANSEY NAAR LIERSE!" [ERIC OCANSEY TO LIERSE!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Նոր տրանսֆեր #WelcomeERIC". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "FC Ararat-Armenia officially announces the departure of Marius Noubissi, Eric Okansi, and Aleksandr Pavlovets". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Ocansey to play for Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Ocansi leaves Pyunik". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
External links
- Eric Ocansey at Soccerway
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- Belgian Pro League players
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- SK Beveren players
- Lierse SK (2018) players
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