Nathaniel Opoku
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Newport County
at Newport County
266 days · joined 2025-09-01
Market value
€400k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
2022
debut season
0.22
goals / match
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
top club · 28 apps
Career highs
€800k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 22/23
1 · 12.5%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 2001-07-22 · 6 players total
36Appearances
8Goals
3Assists
2Yellow cards
0Red cards
12Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nathaniel Opoku |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nathaniel Opoku Onyina |
| Date of birth | 2001-07-22 (24 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana |
| Citizenship |  Ghana |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Newport County |
| On loan from | ↩ Leicester City U21 parent contract: 0000-00-00 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
| Agent | CAA Stellar |
Dec 2025
Transfer: Newport County → Leicester U21
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: Leicester U21 → Newport County
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Newport County, Leicester City U21
3 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Leicester City U21
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: OH Leuven → Leicester U21
23/24 · Return from loan
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
34 games missed
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
21 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Leicester U21 → OH Leuven
22/23 · Loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Syracuse → Leicester U21
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: LW Blue Raiders → Syracuse
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: Ventura County → LW Blue Raiders
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Syracuse Orange (Syracuse University)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
7 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2022
Transfer: LW Blue Raiders → Ventura County
21/22 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 2.45/90
Assists1 total · 0.82/90
G+A4 total · 3.27/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.82/90
Minutes played by club
Newport County
2.4%
Leicester City U21
7.9%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
89.6%
Syracuse Orange (Syracuse University)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Leicester City U21 | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 952 |
| Syracuse Orange (Syracuse University) | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League Two | Newport County | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 25/26 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| 24/25 | PL2 Playoffs | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 813 |
| 23/24 | JPL Europe PO | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 22/23 | JPL | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 2022 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Syracuse Orange (Syracuse University) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-01 | LW Blue Raiders | Ventura County | Loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-06 | Ventura County | LW Blue Raiders | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-07 | LW Blue Raiders | Syracuse | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-30 | Syracuse | Leicester U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Leicester U21 | OH Leuven | Loan | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | OH Leuven | Leicester U21 | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Leicester U21 | Newport County | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Newport County | Leicester U21 | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Groin injury | 2023-08-18 | 2023-11-01 | 76 | 10 |
| 23/24 | minor knock | 2024-04-10 | 2024-04-22 | 13 | 2 |
| 23/24 | Broken leg | 2024-04-23 | 2025-04-01 | 344 | 34 |
Current€400k
Peak€800k
Low€250k
Δ since start+€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson | 1 | 0 | 930 |
| Federico Ricca | 1 | 0 | 879 |
| Ezechiel Banzuzi | 1 | 0 | 750 |
| Hamza Mendyl | 1 | 0 | 719 |
| Richie Sagrado | 1 | 1 | 670 |
| Valentin Cojocaru | 2 | 0 | 587 |
| Mathieu Maertens | 1 | 2 | 566 |
| Florian Miguel | 1 | 0 | 512 |
| Tobe Leysen | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| Youssef Maziz | 1 | 0 | 372 |
| Casper De Norre | 2 | 0 | 333 |
| Mousa Tamari | 2 | 1 | 323 |
| Joël Schingtienne | 1 | 0 | 313 |
| Louis Patris | 2 | 0 | 259 |
| Sofian Kiyine | 2 | 0 | 201 |
| Konan N’Dri | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| Kento Misao | 1 | 0 | 164 |
| Thibault Vlietinck | 2 | 0 | 154 |
| Suphanat Mueanta | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Nachon Nsingi | 1 | 0 | 52 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | JPL | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 3 | 7 |
| 25/26 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 2 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Newport County | 1 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | JPL | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 7 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Newport County | 1 | 1 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 18 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Newport County | Leicester U21 | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Leicester U21 | Newport County | Loan | — | €400k |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | OH Leuven | Leicester U21 | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Leicester U21 | OH Leuven | Loan | — | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-06 | Ventura County | LW Blue Raiders | Return from loan | — | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-01 | LW Blue Raiders | Ventura County | Loan | — | — |
Last 17 matches for Newport County while Nathaniel Opoku was at the club (joined 2025-09-01, left 2025-12-31). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB4 |
Newport County | 2–0 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB4 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB4 |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Walsall FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB4 |
Harrogate Town | 0–3 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB4 |
Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB4 |
Chesterfield FC | 4–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–3 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB4 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB4 |
Newport County | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
Teams faced most often by Nathaniel Opoku's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 17% |
| Salford City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0% |
| Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 40% |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 40% |
| Barrow AFC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 20% |
| Crawley Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20% |
| Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 40% |
| KVC Westerlo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 20% |
| KV Mechelen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 40% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 40% |
| Walsall FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 20% |
| KAA Gent | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 60% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senior debut season | |
| 22/23 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 23/24 | 21 | 841 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
JPL
25 apps
4 G
2 A
Premier League 2
4 apps
2 G
0 A
League Two
1 apps
1 G
1 A
JPL Europe PO
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Nathaniel Opoku
Who is Nathaniel Opoku?
Nathaniel Opoku is a Ghana professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Newport County.
How old is Nathaniel Opoku?
Nathaniel Opoku is 24 years old. He was born on July 22, 2001 in Accra.
What position does Nathaniel Opoku play?
Nathaniel Opoku plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Nathaniel Opoku play for?
Nathaniel Opoku currently plays for Newport County.
How many career goals has Nathaniel Opoku scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nathaniel Opoku has scored 8 goals in 36 appearances.
What is Nathaniel Opoku's market value?
Nathaniel Opoku's most recent reported market value is €400k.