Wilberforce Ocran

Wilberforce Paa Kwesi Ocran (born 24 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Brentwood Town.

Wilberforce Ocran
Personal information
Full name Wilberforce Paa Kwesi Ocran[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brentwood Town
Youth career
Watford
Arsenal
Leyton Orient
0000–2016 Enfield Town
2016–2018 Barnsley
2018 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2018 → Cray Wanderers (loan) 3 (1)
2020 → Brentwood Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Farnborough 1 (0)
2020– Brentwood Town 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:10, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Prior a move to Charlton Athletic in May 2018, Ocran enjoyed spells at Watford, Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Enfield Town and Barnsley.[2] On 10 November 2018, Ocran joined Isthmian League South East Division side, Cray Wanderers[3] and went onto feature three times, scoring once before returning to Charlton at the end of the month.[4]

On 13 August 2019, Ocran made his professional debut, replacing Sam Field in the 78th minute, during Charlton's home 0–0 draw with Forest Green Rovers in an EFL Cup first round tie, in which the visitors eventually claimed the victory on penalties, 5–3.[5] During the latter stages of the 2019–20, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ocran joined Isthmian League North Division side, Brentwood Town where he featured twice, failing to score.[6] On 2 July 2020, it was confirmed that Ocran had left Charlton after his contract expired.[7]

Prior to the 2020–21 campaign, Ocran made a move to Southern League Premier Division South side, Farnborough[8] before returning to Brentwood Town in October.[9]

Personal life

Born in England, Ocran is of Ghanaian descent.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 October 2020.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2018–19[11] League One 0000000000
2019–20[11] Championship 000010—10
Total 0000100010
Cray Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[4] Isthmian League South East Division 31———31
Brentwood Town (loan) 2019–20[6] Isthmian League North Division 20———20
Farnborough 2020–21[8] Southern League Premier Division South 1010—0020
Brentwood Town 2020–21[12] Isthmian League North Division 21——1[lower-alpha 1]031
Career total 82101010112
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "LONDON TRIALS, YOUTH MIDFIELDER, ENFIELD UK, WILBERFORCE OCRAN". Tonys Soccer School. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. "Cray Wanderers FC on Twitter". Cray Wanderers F.C. Twitter. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Wilberforce Ocran – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Charlton Athletic vs. Forest Green Rovers". Soccerway. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. "Brentwood Town – Appearances – Wilberforce Ocran – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. "Charlton confirm list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. "Farnborough – Appearances – Wilberforce Ocran". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. "Ghanaian striker Wilberforce Ocran joins Brentwood Town". Sports World Ghana. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. "Ghanaian Wilberforce Ocran strikes match-winner for Charlton in Professional Development League – Ghana Sports Online".
  11. "W. Ocran". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. "Brentwood Town – Appearances – Wilberforce Ocran". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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