Eric Bekoe
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Eric Bekoe is a Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

. He currently plays for Petrojet
Petrojet
PetroJet Football Club is a football team of the Egyptian Petrol Company, PetroJet. They are based in Suez. The team is about to commence their fifth season in the Egyptian Premier League....

 in the Egypt Premier League.

Career

In the season 2007/08, with a total 17 goals in 23 matches he became the "Goal King" (top scorer) of the One Touch Premier League and League Champion with Kotoko. He also won the Presidents Cup with them in the same year.

On December 6, 2008, Bekoe signed a four and half years contract with Egypt Premier League club Petrojet
Petrojet
PetroJet Football Club is a football team of the Egyptian Petrol Company, PetroJet. They are based in Suez. The team is about to commence their fifth season in the Egyptian Premier League....

. He was set to join Egypt giants Zamalek, but instead Petrojet made a very quick move and the player welcomed it. He becomes the third non Egyptian player for the club.
His goal tally so far stands at 22 goals in 28 games in all competitions.

International career

He made his debut for Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

 by coming off the bench in a friendly match against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 on March 26, 2008 and played in the first World Cup Qualification games of his country against Gabon and Libya. Bekoe has represented Ghana at youth level, a.o. at the 2007 Toulon Tournament
2007 Toulon Tournament
The 2007 Toulon Tournament was the 35th edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 31 May to 9 June. It was won by France, after they beat China 3-1 in the final.-Table:-Match summaries:-Table:-Match summaries:...

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Career stats

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Heart of Lions
Heart of Lions Football Club is an Ghanaian football club based in Kpandu.-History:They are a member of the Ghana Telecom Premier League. They were 4th in the 2004, 2005 season of the One Touch Premier League and also won the top four competition the same year.-Management:* President: Godwin Kwami...

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|2007-08||rowspan="2"|Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...

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