Prosper Ahiabu
{{Short description|Ghanaian professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Prosper Ahiabu
| fullname = Prosper Ahiabu Deyegbe
| position = Midfielder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghana
| height = 1.88m
| image =
| currentclub = VPS
| clubnumber = 21
| youthclubs1 = | youthyears1 =
| years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = WAFA | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = Liberty Professionals | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = AS Soliman | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022– | clubs4 = VPS | caps4 = 83 | goals4 = 2
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 23 October 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Prosper Ahiabu Deyegbe (born 10 May 1999) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish Veikkausliiga club VPS.
Career
Ahiabu started his career in his native Ghana with West African Football Academy (WAFA) in January 2018.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=EXCLUSIVE: Ghana youth midfielder Prosper Ahiabu leaves WAFA after two years|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-ghana-youth-midfielder-prosper-ahiabu-leaves-wafa-after-two-years|access-date=2021-08-24|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Former WAFA kingpin Prosper Ahiabu joins Liberty Professionals - Kickgh.com|url=https://www.kickgh.com/ghana-premier-league/12338-former-wafa-kingpin-prosper-ahiabu-joins-liberty-professionals|access-date=2021-08-24|website=www.kickgh.com|language=en-gb}} He later joined a fellow Ghana Premier League club Liberty Professionals in February 2021.
After a short stint in Tunisia with AS Soliman,[https://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-ghana-u23-midfielder-prosper-ahiabu-completes-move-to-as-soliman-in-tunisia EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 midfielder Prosper Ahiabu completes move to AS Soliman in Tunisia], ghanasoccernet.com, 24 August 2021 Ahiabu signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Finland on 31 March 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=VPS|url=https://www.vepsu.fi/uutinen/prosper-ahiabu-vepsuun|title=Prosper Ahiabu Vepsuun!|date=31 March 2022|access-date=4 April 2022|language=fi}} His contract with VPS was extended on 4 April 2023, on a deal until the end of 2024 with an option for a further year.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/04/04/vps-ja-prosper-ahiabu-jatkoivat-sopimustaan VPS ja Prosper Ahiabu jatkoivat sopimustaan], Veikkausliiga, 4 April 2023 In the 2023 season, Ahiabu contributed in 27 Veikkausliiga appearances scoring two goals, as VPS finished 3rd in the league and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. On 15 April 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2025.[https://www.vepsu.fi/uutinen1/prosper-ahiabu-sekae-antonio-almen-jatkavat-vepsussa Prosper Ahiabu sekä Antonio Almén jatkavat Vepsussa!], vepsu.fi, 15 April 2024[https://ilkkapohjalainen.fi/urheilu/tässä-on-pelaaja-joka-tuottaa-vpslle-jännitystä-lähes-aina-kun-siirtoikkuna-aukeaa-kaverilla-ei-juuri-ilme-värähtänyt Tässä on pelaaja, joka tuottaa VPS:lle jännitystä lähes aina, kun siirtoikkuna aukeaa – "Kaverilla ei juuri ilme värähtänyt"], Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 20 May 2024 On 11 July, Ahiabu scored a goal for VPS, in a Conference League qualifying loss against Žalgiris.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cjqe74zg9j3t VPS 1 2 Žalgiris], BBC, 11 July 2024
International career
Ahiabu has made three appearances for the Ghana U20 national team in 2019.
Career statistics
{{updated|27 February 2025}}[https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/prosper-deyegbe/243912/ Global Sports Archive]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|WAFA
|2018 |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2019
|Ghana Premier League |13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|Ghana Premier League |12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Liberty Professionals
|Ghana Premier League |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| AS Soliman
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|VPS
|2022 |30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023
|Veikkausliiga |27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |
| 2024
|Veikkausliiga |26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2{{efn|Includes UEFA Conference League|name=uecl}} | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| 2025
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!83 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 4 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!143 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 5 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|prosper-ahiabu/594130}}
- {{GSA player|prosper-deyegbe/243912}}
- {{WorldFootball|prosper-ahiabu}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Vaasan Palloseura squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahiabu, Prosper}}
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:West African Football Academy players
Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:Ghana Premier League players
Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland