# Eric Bekoe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Bekoe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Bekoe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bekoe > Source revision: 1351595556 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1986)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} {{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](/source/Accra), [Ghana](/source/Ghana) | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [S.C. Adelaide](/source/S.C._Adelaide) | years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = [Liberty Professionals](/source/Liberty_Professionals) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions) | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 20 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [Asante Kotoko](/source/Asante_Kotoko) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 17 | years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [Petrojet](/source/Petrojet_SC) | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 65 | years5 = 2012–2014 | clubs5 = [Berekum Chelsea](/source/Berekum_Chelsea) | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 32 | years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = [Accra Great Olympics](/source/Accra_Great_Olympics_S.C.) | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = [Ghana U23](/source/Ghana_national_under-23_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | nationalteam2 = [Ghana](/source/Ghana_national_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = → [Kénitra](/source/K%C3%A9nitra_AC) (loan) | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2016 | clubs8 = [Sekondi Hasaacas](/source/Sekondi_Hasaacas) | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 8 | years9 = 2016–2018 | clubs9 = [Kafr El Sheikh](/source/Kafr_El_Sheikh_SC) | years10 = 2018 | clubs10 = [AFC Leopards](/source/AFC_Leopards) }} '''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 [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian [football](/source/football_(soccer)) [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)). He played for [AFC Leopards](/source/A.F.C._Leopards) in the [Kenyan football league](/source/Kenyan_football_league_system). ==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](/source/Petrojet_SC).{{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](/source/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](/source/Ghana_national_football_team) by coming off the bench in a friendly match against [Mexico](/source/Mexico_national_football_team) 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](/source/2007_Toulon_Tournament). ==Career stats== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | Ghana ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [FA Cup](/source/Ghanaian_FA_Cup) ! colspan=2 | [Africa](/source/Confederation_of_African_Football) ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Ghanaian_Premier_League)||rowspan=1|[Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions)||rowspan=1|[Premier League](/source/Premier_League)|| || || || || || || || || |- |[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Ghanaian_Premier_League)||rowspan=2|[Asante Kotoko](/source/Asante_Kotoko)||rowspan=2|[Premier League](/source/Premier_League)||22||17||10||1|| || || || || |- |[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Ghanaian_Premier_League)||1||0||-||-||-||-||-||-|| |- |2009-2012 |[PetroJet](/source/Petrojet_SC) |[Egyptian Premier](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) [League](/source/Egyptian_Premier_League) | | | | | | | | | |- |2012-2016 |[Berekum Chelsea](/source/Berekum_Chelsea_F.C.){{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](/source/AFC_LEOPARDS) |[Kenya Football League](/source/Kenyan_football_league_system) | | | | | | | | |{{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}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{FIFA|297899}} *{{NFT|26102|Eric Bekoe}} {{Ghana Premier League top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bekoe, Eric}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Ghana men's international footballers Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players Category:Footballers from Accra Category:Heart of Lions F.C. players Category:Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Category:Ghana Premier League players Category:Egyptian Premier League players Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Category:S.C. Adelaide players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Category:Petrojet SC players Category:Ghana Premier League top scorers Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eric Bekoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bekoe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bekoe?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.