Kojo Peprah Oppong (born 4 June 2004) is a French-Ghanaian[1] professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Ghana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Attram De Visser | ||
| 2023–2025 | IFK Norrköping | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nice | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Early life
editPeprah Oppong was born on 4 June 2004 in Accra, Ghana. The son of Cecilia and Joseph, he has a sister. He holds French nationality from his mother.[2][3]
Club career
editPeprah 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.
During the summer of the same year, he was sent on loan to Swedish side GIF Sundsvall, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for French Ligue 1 side Nice.[4]
International career
editIn October 2025, Peprah Oppong earned his maiden invitation to the Ghana senior national team.[5] He made his international debut in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on 12 October 2025.
Style of play
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- 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 |
| 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
editHonours
editNice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2025–26[8]
References
edit- ↑ 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
- ↑ Taiwo, Taiye. "Exclusive: OGC Nice Defender Kojo Peprah Oppong Set for Maiden Ghana Call-Up". SportsBoom. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ↑ "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
edit- Kojo Peprah Oppong at Soccerway