(Montreal) CF Montreal signed Ghanaian striker Kwadwo Opoku to a new contract on Monday.
The Montreal team has let it be known that the agreement is effective from now until the end of the 2026 season. It also comes with an option year for 2027.
Opoku was acquired from Los Angeles FC on July 5 for a general allocation amount of US$1,650,000 in 2023 and a general allocation amount of $100,000 in 2024.
Since his arrival with the Bleu-blanc-noir, Opoku has made two appearances in the starting 11 for a total of 121 minutes of play. He notably moved the ropes in a 2-0 victory against Charlotte FC on July 15. The 22-year-old striker also faced Mexican club Pumas UNAM for 77 minutes last Saturday in CF Montreal’s first game of the Coupe des Ligues.
Opoku lifted the MLS Cup with LAFC in 2022. In three and a half seasons with the California team, he played 60 games, including 35 starts, registering nine goals and seven assists. In the playoffs, he appeared in four games, scoring a goal in a 3-0 win over Austin FC in the Western Conference Finals.
Before making the jump to North America, Opoku scored 29 goals in 64 games for Attram De Visser Soccer Academy. Internationally, he has represented Ghana at U-17 and U-20 levels, including taking part in the 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, where he featured in two of the group stage matches.
