Raymond Owusu

{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Raymond Owusu

|fullname = Raymond Frimpong Owusu

|image = Raymond Owusu.jpg

|image_size =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|20|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana

|height = 1.86 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

|clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021 | youthclubs1 = Gold Coast Football Academy

| years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = → Asokwa Deportivo (loan) | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = Zorya Luhansk | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = İstanbulspor | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1

|club-update = 31 December 2024

|nationalteam-update =

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Raymond Frimpong Owusu (born 20 April 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Club career

In March 2021, Owusu moved to Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk.{{cite news|url=https://sportarena.com/football/upl/zarya-podpisala-ganskogo-napadayushhego-ovusu/|title=Заря подписала ганского нападающего Овусу|website=sportarena.com|date=1 March 2021|accessdate=26 July 2021|language=Russian}} In the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Owusu fled the country and began training with Borussia Dortmund.{{cite news |title=Refugees from war-torn Ukraine training with Borussia Dortmund |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/refugees-from-war-torn-ukraine-training-with-borussia-dortmund-19235 |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Bundesliga.com |date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520160739/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/refugees-from-war-torn-ukraine-training-with-borussia-dortmund-19235 |archive-date=20 May 2022}}{{cite news |title=Ghanaian refugee from war-torn Ukraine Raymond Frimpong Owusu training with Dortmund |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-refugee-from-war-torn-ukraine-raymond-frimpong-owusu-training-with-dortmund |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Ghana Soccernet |date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505095512/https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-refugee-from-war-torn-ukraine-raymond-frimpong-owusu-training-with-dortmund |archive-date=5 May 2022}}

Owusu joined recently promoted Süper Lig club İstanbulspor on 17 August 2022, signing a one-year contract.{{cite news |title=İstanbulspor, Raymond Owusu'yu transfer etti |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/istanbulspor/istanbulspor-raymond-owusuyu-transfer-etti-2296748 |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Fanatik |date=17 August 2022 |language=tr}}{{cite news |title=İstanbulspor Raymond Frimpong Owusu'yu transfer etti! |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/spor/istanbulspor-raymond-frimpong-owusuyu-transfer-etti-1970864 |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829044054/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/spor/istanbulspor-raymond-frimpong-owusuyu-transfer-etti-1970864 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |language=tr}} He made his competitive debut for the club on 17 September, replacing Jetmir Topalli in the 60th minute of a 2–2 league draw against Beşiktaş.{{cite web |title=İstanbulspor vs. Besiktas – 17 September 2022 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/17/turkey/super-lig/istanbulspor-as/besiktas-jk/3829580/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=4 March 2023}}

References

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