Ernest Nuamah has completed a move from FC Nordsjaelland to Olympique Lyon.
The Ghanaian winger has joined the French outfit on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.
The 19-year-old becomes the second Ghanaian to join Lyon after Micheal Essien.
“Olympique Lyonnais is delighted with the signing of Ernest Nuamah, considered one of the future great hopes in his position, who will be the second Ghanaian footballer in the history of the club after Michaël Essien, his assistant coach at Nordsjaelland, between 2003 and 2005,” Lyon stated in an official statement.
🚨 Le meilleur joueur de la saison de Superligaen est 𝑳𝒀𝑶𝑵𝑵𝑨𝑰𝑺 🔴🔵
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 30, 2023
Bienvenue chez toi, Ernest @Nana_Nuamah10 💥
Born in Kumasi in October 2003 and trained at the highly recognized Ghanaian football academy "Right to Dream", the young international striker measuring 178m, who has the particularity of being able to play in all offensive positions, has shown, since his arrival at Lyon, a lot of character and a real determination to help OL achieve their objectives this season.
Arriving at Danish first division club Nordsjaelland in January 2022, he made his professional debut a few weeks later, scoring his first goal in his first official appearance. Last season was that of consecration for Ernest Nuamah who won two individual distinctions: that of best player of the season and that of top scorer in the Danish championship with 12 goals scored in 30 matches (4 assists).
Nuamah follows in the footsteps of fellow compatriots Mohammed Kudus and Kamaldeen Sulemana who all left FC Nordsjaelland after brilliant spells having all initially joined from the famous Right to Dream Academy.