{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Jerry Akaminko | image = Jerry Akaminko.jpg | full_name = Jeremiah Akaminko | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|5|2}} | birth_place = Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | height = 1.83 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Persik Kediri | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = –2004 | youthclubs1 = Heart of Lions | years1 = 2005–2008 | clubs1 = Heart of Lions | caps1 = 53| goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = Orduspor| caps2 = 81 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Manisaspor| caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2018 | clubs4 = Eskişehirspor| caps4 = 106 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = İstanbulspor| caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020– | clubs6 = Persik Kediri| caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 21:46, 16 May 2019 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 2 May 2017<ref name="Akaminko, Jerry">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47835.html |title=Akaminko, Jerry |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref> }}
'''Jeremiah Akaminko''' (born 2 May 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Ghana national team playing for Liga 1 Team Persik Kediri.
==Club career== On 25 August 2008, Akaminko signed with Süper Lig side Orduspor from Heart of Lions on a two-year contract with the side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baybul.com/futbol-diger/1602605-jerry-akaminko.html|title=baybul.com|website=baybul.com|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref> He was nominated as Defender of the Year 2008 in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ghanafoot.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/top-of-the-onetouch-premier-league-class/|title=Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class|date=2008-07-05|work=Football Made In Ghana|access-date=2018-03-27|language=en-US}}</ref> Akaminko's contract was subject to renewal after the initial two years and played his first match on 7 September 2008 against Boluspor. There had been reports that the Heart of Lions captain was on the verge of joining Israeli league club Maccabi Tel Aviv.<ref>[http://www.belalan52.com/Haberler.asp?haber=goster&haberne=138 YABANCILAR İDDİALI Orduspor'un Ganalı defans oyuncusu Jerry Akaminko] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222191815/http://www.belalan52.com/Haberler.asp?haber=goster&haberne=138 |date=2012-02-22 }} on www.belalan52.com</ref> He is noted for his aggressive style of play.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Akaminko left İstanbulspor on 31 January 2019.<ref>[https://www.sporx.com/istanbulsporda-jerry-akaminko-ile-yollar-ayrildi-SXHBQ760613SXQ Son dakika transfer İstanbulspor'da Jerry Akaminko ile yollar ayrıldı!], sporx.com, 31 January 2019</ref>
==International career== Akaminko made his debut and scored his first goal with the Ghana national team on June 1, 2012, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.<ref>{{cite news | date=1 June 2012 | url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=258334/match=300176007/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528073114/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=258334/match=300176007/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 28, 2012 | title=Ghana 7 - 0 Lesotho | work=fifa.com | accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref>
==Personal life== Akaminko's brother James has also played football professionally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerry Akaminko wasn't devastated after missing out on World Cup squad - James Akaminko |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Jerry-Akaminko-wasn-t-devastated-after-missing-out-on-World-Cup-squad-James-Akaminko-1028113 |website=ghanaweb.com |access-date=26 March 2025 |date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances for Ghana |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | 2012 || 3 || 1 |- | 2013 || 2 || 0 |- !Total !5||1 |- | colspan="3"|<small>''Correct as of 13 January 2013''</small><ref name="Akaminko, Jerry"/> |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Goals for Ghana |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |align=center| 1. || 1 June 2012 || Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana || {{fb|LES}} || {{center|'''7'''–0}} || {{center| 7–0}} || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | colspan=7|<small>''Correct as of 1 June 2012''</small> |}
==See also== *Football in Ghana
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.milliyet.com.tr/eskisehirspor-akaminko-nun-eskisehirspor-2178273-skorerhaber/ Eskişehirspor, Akaminko'nun sözleşmesini feshetti], milliyet.com.tr, 13 January 2016
==External links== * {{TFF|1173152}} * {{Soccerway|jerry-akaminko/69406}}
{{Ghana Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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