Eric Ocansey
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eric Ocansey
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tema, Ghana
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
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| youthclubs1 = Aspire Academy[https://www.as-eupen.be/en/eric-ocansey-leaves-kas-eupen/ Eric Ocansey leaves KAS Eupen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922014457/https://www.as-eupen.be/en/eric-ocansey-leaves-kas-eupen/ |date=22 September 2020 }}, as-eupen.be, 22 July 2019
| years1 = 2015–2019 | clubs1 = Eupen | caps1 = 115 | goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = KV Kortrijk | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Lierse | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = Ararat-Armenia | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 4
| club-update = 6 June 2025
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Eric Ocansey (born 22 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who most recently played for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia as a winger.
Career
Eric Ocansey started his career with Eupen.
On 31 January 2022, he joined Waasland-Beveren on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Waasland-Beveren|url=https://www.waasland-beveren.be/2022/01/welkom-ocansey/|title=WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ERIC OCANSEY!|date=31 January 2022|access-date=9 February 2022|language=nl}}
On 9 May 2023, Ocansey signed a contract with Lierse for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|publisher=Lierse|url=https://www.lierse.com/nieuws/eric-ocansey-naar-lierse|title=ERIC OCANSEY NAAR LIERSE!|trans-title=ERIC OCANSEY TO LIERSE!|date=9 May 2023|access-date=7 September 2023|language=nl}}
On 20 June 2024, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Ocansey.{{cite web |title=Նոր տրանսֆեր #WelcomeERIC |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=986576416809809&set=a.536940855106703 |website=facebook.com/araratarmeniafc |publisher=FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=hy |date=20 June 2024}} On 6 June 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced the departure of Ocansey.{{cite web |title=FC Ararat-Armenia officially announces the departure of Marius Noubissi, Eric Okansi, and Aleksandr Pavlovets. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKjZf7jNXDo/?img_index=1 |website=instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/ |publisher=FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram |access-date=6 June 2025 |language=Armenian |date=6 June 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 28 May 2025}}.
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup and Armenian Cup.}} !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|AS Eupen
|rowspan="1"|Belgian Second Division |23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|rowspan="3"|Belgian Pro League |19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearances and goals in the Europa League play-offs|name=ELPO}} | 1 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18
|28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9{{efn|name=ELPO}} | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19
|22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9{{efn|name=ELPO}} | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 15 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 1 | 119 | 16 | |
| rowspan="5"|KV Kortrijk
|rowspan="4"|Belgian Pro League |22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21
|31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22
|5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 4 | |
| Waasland-Beveren (loan)
|Belgian First Division B |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Lierse Kempenzonen
|Challenger Pro League |27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Ararat-Armenia
|rowspan="1"|Armenian Premier League |25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 2 | 1{{efn|Includes Armenian Supercup|name=ASC}} | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| colspan="3"|Total
!211 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 256 | 35 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|eric-ocansey/425439}}
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Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Tema
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:K.V. Kortrijk players
Category:Lierse S.K. (2018) players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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