Leonard Owusu
A strong, powerful, dynamic central midfielder, Leonard Owusu joined Whitecaps FC in January 2020 from Israeli Premier League side FC Ashdod with the use of Targeted Allocated Money.
A product of Dreams FC in his hometown of Accra, Owusu agreed to an MLS contract through 2022, with an option for 2023.
ISRAEL
'18-'20: Owusu featured for FC Ashdod since July 2018, initially on a year-long loan from Ghanian club Dreams FC, before joining the Israeli Premier League club on a permanent transfer. He made 46 league appearances for Ashdod, as well as an additional 13 matches in Israel State Cup and Toto Cup competition.
GHANA
'15-'18: Owusu began his professional career in 2015 with Dreams FC in his hometown of Accra, and twice led his club to a promotion to the Ghana Premier League. In 2018, he was named the most valuable player in the Ghana League Clubs Association G8 Tournament, as he captained Dreams FC to the championship, and scoring the winner in the final. In his final season with the club, he tallied five goals and five assists in 10 matches, leading to a loan with Israeli top-flight club Ashdod.
STATS - PROFESSIONAL CAREER OUTSIDE MLS
| Season | Club | League Competition | GP | GS | G | A |
| 2019-20 | FC Ashdod | Israeli Premier League | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | FC Ashdod | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Dreams FC | Ghanaian Premier League | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 52 | 3 | 1 |
| Season | Club | Cup Competition | GP | GS | G | A |
| 2019-20 | FC Ashdod | Israeli State Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | FC Ashdod | Toto Cup | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | FC Ashdod | Israeli State Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | FC Ashdod | Toto Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Stats
MLS
Regular Season
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/07/2020 | VAN @ LA | W 1-0 | Subbed on | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2/29/2020 | SKC @ VAN | L 3-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
