Courage Pekuson (born 2 January 1995) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as an

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for

Kurdistan Premier League The Kurdistan Premier League (Kurdish: خولی نایابی کوردستان, romanized: Xûlî Nayabî Kurdistan) is the foremost association football league in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, above the Kurdistan First Division (Kurdish: خولی � ...

club Sherwana.

Club career

Sohar SC

Pekuson joined Sohar on loan from

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in the 2014–2015 season.

Koper

Pekuson signed for

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

side

Koper Koper (; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Slovenian Istria, Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Port of Koper i ...

in August 2016. He made his professional debut for the club on 20 August against

NK Radomlje Nogometni klub Radomlje () or simply NK Radomlje, currently named Kalcer Radomlje for sponsorship reasons, is a Slovenian football club based in Radomlje that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top flight of Slovenian football. History Alth ...

. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Joel Valencia as Koper won 3–0. Pekuson scored his first goal for the club on 22 October against

NK Domžale Nogometni klub Domžale (), commonly referred to as NK Domžale or simply Domžale, is a Slovenian professional Association football, football club based in the town of Domžale that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian ...

. His 2nd-minute goal gave Koper the lead but the club still ended the match losing 3–1. In March 2017, Pekuson received Player of the Week honours for the Slovenian PrvaLiga after he scored a brace 11 March 2017 against NK Radomlje.

Kerala Blasters

On 10 August 2017 it was announced that Pekuson had signed with the Blasters of the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

. He made his debut on 17 November 2017 in a home game against ATK which ended in a tie, 0-0. He scored his first goal in a 1–3 loss to Bengaluru FC. Pekuson continued his stint with the Blasters FC in the 2018–19 season.

Safa

In July 2022, Pekuson joined

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side Safa.

International career

Pekuson represented the Ghana U23 side.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pekuson, Courage 1995 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Sohar SC players FC Koper players Kerala Blasters FC players Safa SC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Indian Super League players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in India Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen