{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Stephen Acquah |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|05|01|df=y}} |birth_place = Ghana |height = 1.86 m |position = Centre-back |currentclub = Nordsjælland |clubnumber = 34 |youthyears1 = 2016–2024 |youthclubs1 = Right to Dream |years1 = 2025– |clubs1 = Nordsjælland |caps1 = 22 |goals1 = 1 |pcupdate = 26 April 2026 |ntupdate = }}
'''Stephen Acquah''' (born 1 May 2006) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/stephen-acquah/1007537/ |title= Stephen Acquah|website=Soccerway|accessdate=15 May 2025}}</ref>
==Career== He was a member of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana from the age of ten years-old, prior to signing for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in May 2024 as an 18 year-old, initially to link up with the club's under-19 team, but agreeing to a four-year contract.<ref name="baker"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-defender-stephen-acquah-joins-fc-nordsjaelland|website=Ghana Soccernet|accessdate=15 May 2025|title= Ghanaian defender Stephen Acquah joins FC Nordsjaelland |date=23 May 2024}}</ref>
After impressing for the youth team during the Premier League International Cup, he joined-up the club's first team squad in February 2025.<ref name="baker">{{cite web|url= https://ghanasoccernet.com/he-has-developed-really-well-nordsjaelland-technical-director-on-stephen-acquahs-first-team-promotion| website=Ghana Soccernet|accessdate=15 May 2025|title= "He has developed really well"- Nordsjaelland Technical Director on Stephen Acquah's first team promotion|date=15 April 2025}}</ref> He made an assist for the club in a 5-2 win over Randers FC on 13 April 2025 in just his second appearance. At first he was listed as the goalscorer, but was later changed when it turned out that his teammate Gustav Wikheim had touched the ball on the way to the goal.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.myjoyonline.com/youngsters-caleb-yirenkyi-and-stephen-acquah-star-in-nordsjaelland-win-over-randers/#google_vignette |website=myjoyonline|accessdate=15 May 2025|title= Youngsters Caleb Yirenkyi and Stephen Acquah star in Nordsjaelland win over Randers |first=Lawrence |last=Degraft Baidoo|date= 14 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/april/highlights-fcn-rfc|title=Highlights FCN-RFC|publisher=FCN|language=da|date=14 April 2025}}</ref> In May 2025, he scored a late equaliser for the club to secure a 2-2 draw against Brondby IF in the Danish Superliga, 40 seconds after coming on as a second-half substitute, to score his first goal in four league appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-youngster-stephen-acquah-scores-late-equalizer-to-rescue-point-for-nordsjaelland-against-brondby| website=Ghana Soccernet|accessdate=15 May 2025|title= Ghanaian youngster Stephen Acquah scores late equalizer to rescue point for Nordsjaelland against Brøndby|date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="lewis">{{cite web|url= https://www.myjoyonline.com/youngster-stephen-acquah-scores-40-seconds-after-coming-on-to-salvage-draw-for-nordsjaelland/|website=myjoyonline|accessdate=15 May 2025|title= Youngster Stephen Acquah scores 40 seconds after coming on to salvage draw for Nordsjaelland|first=Lawrence |last=Degraft Baidoo|date= 13 May 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 26 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Nordsjælland |2024–25 |Danish Superliga |5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |2025-26 |Danish Superliga |17||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !22!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!25!!1 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Authority control}} {{FC Nordsjælland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acquah, Stephen}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Right to Dream Academy players Category:FC Nordsjælland players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen