| Elisha Owusu | |
| Full Name: | Elisha Owusu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Montreuil, France |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Auxerre |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2017 |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Lyon B |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Sochaux (loan) |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Gent |
| Caps4: | 84 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Auxerre |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:15, 10 December 2022 (UTC) |
Elisha Owusu (born 7 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Owusu is a youth product of Lyon, joining in 2010 and became the captain of their reserve side. On 23 February 2017, Owusu signed his first professional contract with Lyon for three years.[2] On 19 June 2018, he was loaned for the season to Sochaux.[3] He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Grenoble on 27 July 2018.[4]
On 21 June 2019, Owusu signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent.[5] He left the club on 16 January 2023, joining Ligue 1 side Auxerre on a contract until June 2025.[6]
Born in France, Owusu is of Ghanaian descent.[7] He debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Nigeria on 29 March 2022. The result helped Ghana qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon B | 2016–17 | CFA | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||||||
| Sochaux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Gent | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 0 | ||||
| Auxerre | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 153 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 206 | 1 | |||
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