Samuel Owusu (footballer, born 2000)
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Samuel Owusu
| image =
| fullname = Samuel Afriyie Owusu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|13}}
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = New York City FC II
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 = 2016–2022
| youthclubs1 = New York City FC
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = New York City FC
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = New York City FC II
| caps2 = 44
| goals2 = 3
| pcupdate = May 1, 2024
}}
Samuel Afriyie Owusu (born December 13, 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for New York City FC II in the MLS Next Pro.
Playing career
=Youth=
Owusu joined MLS club in 2016, entering their academy at the U15 level and working his way through several age categories. With them, he won the Generation Adidas Cup in 2016 and the U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in 2018 and 2019.
=Professional=
On January 19, 2022, Owusu signed his first professional contract with New York City FC.{{cite web |url=https://www.nycfc.com/news/new-york-city-football-club-sign-three-players-to-homegrown-contracts-as-first-n |title=New York City Football Club Sign Three Players to Homegrown Contracts |work=nycfc.com |date=January 19, 2022 |accessdate=January 27, 2022 }} The club announced that he would be made available for the club's new development side, New York City FC II, playing in the first season of MLS Next Pro.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played April 3, 2022}}.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/kwaku-owusu/507903/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=April 14, 2022 |title=S. Owusu }}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes the U.S. Open Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| New York City FC II
|2022 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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References
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{{New York City FC II squad}}
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Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:New York City FC II players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:New York City FC players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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