Courage Pekuson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Courage Pekuson

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ghana

| height = 1.77 m

| currentclub = Sherwana SC

| clubnumber = 18

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2014–2016

| youthclubs1 = Al-Nasr

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = → Sohar SC (loan)

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Koper

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Kerala Blasters

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2022-2023

| clubs4 = Safa

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 5

| Clubs5 = Sherwana SC

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 15:51, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

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Courage Pekuson (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who play as an attacking midfielder for Sherwana SC In Kurdistan Premier League

Club career

=Sohar SC=

Pekuson joined Sohar on loan from Al-Nasr in the 2014–2015 season.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

=Koper=

Pekuson signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Koper in August 2016.{{cite news|title=Ghana U23 midfielder Courage Pekuson joins Slovenian Club Koper FC|url=http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/international-news/item/9931-ghana-u23-midfielder-courage-pekuson-joins-slovenian-club-koper-fc|accessdate=10 August 2017|work=Ghana Sports Online|date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210931/http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/international-news/item/9931-ghana-u23-midfielder-courage-pekuson-joins-slovenian-club-koper-fc|archive-date=10 August 2017|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut for the club on 20 August against NK Radomlje. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Joel Valencia as Koper won 3–0.{{cite web|title=Koper 3-0 Radomlje|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/20/slovenia/1-snl/fc-koper/nk-radomlje/2252043/|website=Soccerway}} Pekuson scored his first goal for the club on 22 October against NK Domžale. His 2nd-minute goal gave Koper the lead but the club still ended the match losing 3–1.{{cite web|title=Koper 1-3 Domzale|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/22/slovenia/1-snl/fc-koper/nogometni-klub-domale/2252083/|website=Soccerway}} In March 2017, Pekuson received Player of the Week honours for the Slovenian PrvaLiga after he scored a brace 11 March 2017 against NK Radomlje.{{cite news|title=Ghana's Courage Pekuson adjudged Player of the Week in Slovenia|url=http://footballghana.com/ghanas-courage-pekuson-adjudged-player-of-the-week-in-slovenia|accessdate=10 August 2017|work=Football Ghana|date=15 August 2017}}

=Kerala Blasters=

On 10 August 2017 it was announced that Pekuson had signed with the Blasters of the Indian Super League. He made his debut on 17 November 2017 in a home game against ATK which ended in a tie, 0-0.{{cite web|title=Courage Pekuson signs with Kerala Blasters|url=https://twitter.com/KeralaBlasters/status/895648088911519744|website=Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter)}} He scored his first goal in a 1–3 loss to Bengaluru FC. Pekuson continued his stint with the Blasters FC in the 2018–19 season.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

=Safa=

In July 2022, Pekuson joined Lebanese Premier League side Safa.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-29 |title=الصفاء اللبناني يعلن وصول بيكيسون وأوودي |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1159498 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=كووورة}}

International career

Pekuson represented the Ghana U23 side.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1"\|Koper \|2016–17 \|PrvaLiga	23	4	—	—	1	0	—	—	24	4
rowspan="3"\|Kerala Blasters \|2017–18 \|ISL	17	1	0	0	1	0	—	—	18	1
2018–19 \|ISL	13	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	13	1
colspan="2"\|Blasters total !30	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !53	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	56	6