Kevin Nana Yaw Berkoe (born 5 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Salford City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Nana Yaw Berkoe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2001[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| 2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oxford City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2020– | Salford City | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Altrincham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Woking (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Berkoe began his career in the youth academies of Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before making his professional debut for Oxford United in 2019. He had a loan spell with non-league club Oxford City during the same season, and in 2020 joined Salford City following his release. At Salford he spent loan spells at non-league clubs AFC Telford United, Altrincham and Maidstone United. He joined Woking on loan in March 2024.
Career
editAfter playing for Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youth, and having a trial with Sunderland in March 2019,[3] before he signed for Oxford United in May.[4] Upon signing for the club, Oxford manager Karl Robinson described him as "quick, technically very good", and said it was encouraging to have competition for his position.[5] Berkoe made his Oxford debut as a substitute in an EFL Cup first-round tie against Peterborough United on 13 August,[6] and said he was "honoured" to make the step-up to first-team football.[7] On 22 November, Berkoe joined Oxford City on a 28-day loan.[8] On 17 December, he scored his first goal for the club, putting his team 3–2 ahead in an eventual 3–3 draw with bottom of the table St Albans City.[9] and the following week the loan was extended until the end of January 2020.[10] In January 2020, it was extended for a further month.[11]
He was released by Oxford United at the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] He signed with Salford City for the 2020–21 season.[13] On 10 November, Berkoe made his début for Salford in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Rochdale.[14] On 25 September 2021, he moved on loan to National League North team AFC Telford United for one month.[15] Due to several defensive injuries and suspensions, he made his debut the same day, with local newspaper Shropshire Star describing him as one of Telford's "few successes" in a 2–0 defeat to Brackley Town, putting in a "fine display".[16] He was recalled by Salford City on 12 November 2021.[17][18]
In January 2022 he joined Altrincham on loan for a month.[19] He moved on loan to Maidstone United in March 2023.[20] On 8 March 2024, Berkoe joined Woking on loan for the remainder of the season.[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2019–20[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oxford City (loan) | 2019–20[23] | National League South | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Salford City | 2020–21[13] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021–22[24] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[25] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[26] | League Two | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2022–23[23] | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2023–24[23] | National League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| Career total | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 72 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Kevin Berkoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Nicholson, Joe (5 March 2019). "Who are the three trialists from Chelsea, Wolves and Peterborough who played for Sunderland Under-23s at Aston Villa?". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Berkoe: Oxford United sign former Wolves defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Pritchard, David (29 May 2019). "Oxford United sign Kevin Berkoe after Wolverhampton Wanderers exit". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "REPORT Oxford United 1 Peterborough United 0". Oxford United F.C. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Pritchard, David (16 August 2019). "Kevin Berkoe buoyed by 'intense' Oxford United debut". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (22 November 2019). "Oxford United defender Kevin Berkoe joins Oxford City on loan". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Oxford City lose three leads to draw with basement boys St Albans City". Oxford Mail. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Berkoe and McCreadie Loans Extended". Oxford United F.C. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Berkoe and Lofthouse Extend City Loans". Oxford United F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 23rd June 2020" (PDF). DFL. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Giblin, Andrew (10 November 2020). "Ammies do it in Dale". Salford City F.C. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Defender signs". AFC Telford United. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Telford are left short at the back after Lilly sees red". Shropshire Star. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ @SalfordCityFC (12 November 2021). "Kevin Berkoe has been re-called from his loan spell at AFC Telford United.Welcome back Kev!#WeAreSalford 🦁🔴" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Preview: Scunthorpe United vs Salford City". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Edwards, John (14 January 2022). "By the left! Loan signing Berkoe just the job for Alty". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Berkoe: Stones will be back". Kent Online. 20 April 2023.
- ^ Bewsey, William (8 March 2024). "Berkoe Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Kevin Berkoe at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Kevin Berkoe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.