Eric Bekoe

{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1986)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eric Bekoe

| image =

| fullname = Eric Kwabena Bekoe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = AFC leopards (KENYA)

Sekondi Hassacas

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = S.C. Adelaide

| years1 = 2004–2006

| clubs1 = Liberty Professionals

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = Heart of Lions

| caps2 = 24

| goals2 = 20

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Asante Kotoko

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 17

| years4 = 2009–2012

| clubs4 = Petrojet

| caps4 = 80

| goals4 = 65

| years5 = 2012–

| clubs5 = Berekum Chelsea

| caps5 = 42

| goals5 = 32

| years6 = 2016–

| clubs6 = Sekondi Hassacas

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Eric Bekoe (born 10 December 1986){{cite news

|title=It's all about Bekoe. Is Bekoe the answer to Ghana's strike woes?

|url=http://ghanafooty.com/mouth_it.html

|publisher=Ghanafooty.com

|accessdate=2008-06-10

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725231339/http://ghanafooty.com/mouth_it.html

|archivedate=2012-07-25

}} is a Ghanaian football striker. He played for AFC Leopards in the Kenyan football league.

Club career

In the season 2007/08, with a total 17 goals in 23 matches he became the "Goal King" (top scorer) of the One Touch Premier League and League Champion with Kotoko.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghana-Premier-League-Top-scorers-since-2005-and-where-they-are-now-728992|title=Ghana Premier League: Top scorers since 2005 and where they are now|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}} He also won the Presidents Cup with them in the same year.

On 6 December 2008 Bekoe signed a four and half years contract with Egypt Premier League club Petrojet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/412753/official-eric-bekoe-released-by-petrojet.html|title=Official: Eric Bekoe released by Petrojet|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}} He was set to join Egypt giants Zamalek, but instead Petrojet made a very quick move and the player welcomed it. He became the third non-Egyptian player for the club.

His goal tally so far stands at 22 goals in 28 games in all competitions.

On 18 September 2012, Bekoe joined Berekum Chelsea on a two-year contract.{{cite news

|title = Striker Eric Bekoe Signs For Berekum Chelsea

|url = http://www.berekumchelsea.com/2012/09/striker-eric-bekoe-signs-berekum-chelsea/

|publisher = The official website of Berekum Chelsea

|date = 2012-09-18

|accessdate = 2012-09-29

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120924100846/http://www.berekumchelsea.com/2012/09/striker-eric-bekoe-signs-berekum-chelsea/

|archivedate = 2012-09-24

}}

International career

He made his debut for Ghana by coming off the bench in a friendly match against Mexico on 26 March 2008, and played in the first World Cup Qualification games of his country against Gabon and Libya. Bekoe has represented Ghana at youth level, a.o. at the 2007 Toulon Tournament.

Career stats

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Ghana ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| FA Cup ! colspan=2 \| Africa ! colspan=2 \| Total
2006–07	rowspan=1\|Heart of Lions	rowspan=1\|Premier League
2007–08	rowspan=2\|Asante Kotoko	rowspan=2\|Premier League	22	17	10	1
2008–09	1	0\|





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2009-2012 \|PetroJet \|Egyptian Premier League \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
2012-2016 \|Berekum Chelsea{{Cite web\|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/201209/135673.php\|title=Eric Bekoe Signs For Berekum Chelsea\|last=Online\|first=Peace FM\|website=www.peacefmonline.com\|access-date=2020-01-25}} \|Premier League \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
2016- \|Sekondi Hassacas \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
2016 -2018 \|AFC LEOPARDS \|Kenya Football League \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|{{Cite web\|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/afc-leopards-part-ways-with-striker-eric-bekoe-on-mutual-consent\|title=AFC Leopards part ways with striker Eric Bekoe on mutual consent\|website=GhanaSoccernet\|language=en\|access-date=2020-01-25}}