Kojo Peprah Oppong
 Peprah Oppong with Ghana in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Attram De Visser | ||
| 2023–2025 | IFK Norrköping | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Nice | 29 | (1) |
| 2026– | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Ghana | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026 | |||
Kojo Peprah Oppong (born 4 June 2004) is a Ghanaian[1] professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Ghana national team.
Early life
Peprah Oppong was born on 4 June 2004 in Accra, Ghana. The son of Cecilia and Joseph, he has a sister. He also holds French nationality from his mother.[2][3]
Club career
Attram De Visser
Peprah Oppong started his career with Ghanaian side Attram De Visser. Following his stint there, he signed for Swedish side IFK Norrköping in 2023, where he made sixteen league appearances and scored zero goals.
Loan to Sundsvall
In 2023, he was sent on loan to Swedish side GIF Sundsvall, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored zero goals.
Nice
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for French Ligue 1 side Nice for around €2.5 million on a four-year contract.[4]
Fenerbaçhe
On 28 August 2026, Peprah Oppong joined Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe for €12 million and signed a four-year contract.[5]
International career
In October 2025, Peprah Oppong earned his maiden invitation to the Ghana senior national team.[6] He made his international debut in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on 12 October 2025.
On 2 June 2026, Peprah Oppong was named in head coach Carlos Queiroz's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Style of play
Peprah Oppong plays as a defender and is right-footed. French news website wrote in 2025 that he is "a solid defender, strong on the man and very lively... a versatile central defender... can play on either the right or left flank".[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2023 | Superettan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Superettan | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Nice | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 83 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 27 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Nice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2025–26[10]
References
- ↑ Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Kojo Peprah Oppong : "Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture ghanéenne" - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Han smög ut på morgnarna – i jakt på drömmen: "Mamma hjälpte mig"" [He sneaked out in the mornings – in pursuit of the dream: "Mom helped me"] (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Demba, Varore (24 April 2024). "Kojo Peprah Oppong : "Depuis tout petit, j'ai baigné dans la culture ghanéenne" - Football". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway
- ↑ "Transfer Bilgilendirmesi" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 28 August 2026.
- ↑ Taiwo, Taiye. "Exclusive: OGC Nice Defender Kojo Peprah Oppong Set for Maiden Ghana Call-Up". SportsBoom. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kudus misses out as Queiroz names preliminary Ghana squad". FIFA. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Qui est Kojo Peprah Oppong, 5ème recrue de l'OGC Nice?" [Who is Kojo Peprah Oppong, OGC Nice's 5th signing?] (in French). QuatreTroisTrois. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Kojo Peprah Oppong at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
External links
- Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- GIF Sundsvall players
- IFK Norrköping players
- OGC Nice players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players