Terry Ablade (born 12 October 2001) is a professional

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who plays for

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, as a striker. Born in Ghana, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Early life

Ablade was born in

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

, Ghana, to Ghanaian parents, and he moved to Finland when he was seven years old. His father is the former footballer Seth Ablade.

Club career

FC Jazz

Ablade began his playing career in Finland, where he was raised, with

FC Jazz Football Club Jazz, commonly known as just Jazz, is a Finnish Association football, football club based in Pori, which plays in the Finnish third tier, Ykkönen. The club was founded in 1934 as Porin Pallo-Toverit. PPT changed its name to FC Jazz ...

, debuting in the first team in Finnish third-tier

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in 2017.

Fulham

In July 2018, he moved to English club

, signing his first two-year professional contract with the club a year later. On 7 January 2022, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Fulham, before joining League One club

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

on loan until the end of the season. He departed the club for a second loan spell in August 2023, joining

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. In November 2023 he suffered an injury, potentially ruling him out until February 2024. On 23 August 2024, Ablade joined

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club

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...

on a season-long loan. A day later Ablade scored on his Thistle debut coming off the bench to equalise away to Falkirk in an eventual 2–1 defeat.

International career

Ablade is a Finnish youth international, representing them at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Playing style

Ablade is known for his pace.

Career statistics

References

External links

Finnish Football Federation profile
* * 2001 births Living people Finnish people of Ghanaian descent Ghanaian emigrants Ghanaian emigrants to Finland Naturalized citizens of Finland Footballers from Accra Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football forwards FC Jazz players Fulham F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Carlisle United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Kakkonen players English Football League players Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland {{Finland-footy-bio-stub