Ema Twumasi
Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
| Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Twumasi | ||
| Date of birth | May 18, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 47 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Michigan Bucks | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | FC Dallas | 61 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Austin Bold (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 15 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Youth and college edit
Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[3]
While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[4]
Professional edit
On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]
On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 28 June 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 4 | 0 | —[a] | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 2018 | USL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Austin Bold (loan) | 2019 | USL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 2020 | USL | 14 | 1 | —[a] | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b 2020 U.S. Open Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
References edit
- ^ "Emanuel Twumasi". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer.
- ^ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
- ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
- ^ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
External links edit
- Wake Forest Profile
- Ema Twumasi at Major League Soccer
- Ema Twumasi at USL Championship
- Ema Twumasi at Soccerway