Oscar Naasei

Oscar Naasei
Personal information
Full name Oscar Naasei Oppong
Date of birth (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 28
Youth career
Emmanuel City
2023–2024 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Granada C 2 (0)
2024–2025 Granada B 23 (0)
2024– Granada 43 (1)
International career‡
2026– Ghana 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2026

Oscar Naasei Oppong (born 24 February 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Granada CF and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Born in Accra, Naasei played for local side Emmanuel City Football Academy before joining Granada CF in August 2023.[1] Initially a member of the Juvenil squad, he featured with the C-team in Tercera Andaluza before making his debut with the reserves on 17 March 2024, starting in a 4–3 Primera Federación away loss to UD Melilla.[2]

On 11 July 2024, Naasei renewed his contract with the Andalusians.[3] After impressing during the pre-season,[4] he made his first team debut on 27 October, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División home loss to Levante UD.[5]

International career

On 6 May 2026, Naasei was called up to the Ghana national team for a friendly against Mexico.[6] He made his full international debut sixteen days later, starting in the 2–0 loss at the Estadio Azteca, but was left out of the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Emmanuel City Football Academy duo Oscar Naasei and Ruben Gyan have completed their move to Spanish Giants Granada F.C in the ongoing transfer window". Emmanuel City Football Academy. Facebook. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "La interesante aparición de Oscar Naasei en el filial" [The interesting appearance of Oscar Naasei in the reserves] (in Spanish). Ideal. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial | Renovación de Oscar Naasei" [Official announcement | Renewal of Oscar Naasei] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "La irrupción de Oscar ralentiza el fichaje de un central más" [The breakthrough of Oscar slows down the signing of another stopper] (in Spanish). Ideal. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Oscar Naasei, una nueva perla de la factoría rojiblanca" [Oscar Naasei, a new pearl of the red-and-white factory] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Granada defender Oscar Naasei Oppong earns maiden Black Stars call-up". Ghana Soccernet. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Oscar, sin Mundial en un año de altibajos" [Oscar, without a World Cup in a year of highs and lows] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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