| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Randy Edwini-Bonsu | ||
| Date of birth | April 20, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Whitecaps Residency | 15 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | AC Oulu | 20 | (16) |
| 2011– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Canada U-17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Canada U-20 | 5 | (3) |
| 2010– | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 19, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Randy Edwini-Bonsu (born April 20, 1990 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian soccer player currently playing for Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second division in Germany.
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Edwini-Bonsu started playing soccer when his family immigrated from Ghana to Edmonton, Alberta in 2002. He played club soccer for the Green & Gold Soccer Club at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and, from 2004 and 2006, was a member of the Alberta provincial team, leading his province to a gold medal victory at the 2006 Canadian All-Star Championship.
At club level, Edwini-Bonsu played for Southwest United of the Edmonton Interdistrict Youth Soccer Association (EIYSA) between 2003 and 2006, and in his last year with the club he took Southwest United U-16's to an Alberta provincial title and a second-place finish at Canadian Club Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick.
In 2007, he trained with the U-18 and reserve sides of French club F.C. Metz.,[1] before signing with the youth academy of USL First Division side Vancouver Whitecaps. He played for Whitecaps' development team, Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to the Conference Finals in its inaugural season, scoring nine goals in 15 games along the way.
Following the conclusion of the 2008 PDL season Edwini-Bonsu was called up to the senior Vancouver Whitecaps team, and made his professional debut on August 20, 2008 in a 0-0 tie with the Seattle Sounders.[2]
On November 22, 2011, it was announced that Randy had signed a contract with Eintracht Braunschweig through June 2013[3], after impressing in two games, scoring a total of four goals. Randy will be able to play when the Winter Transfer window opens in January.
On November 12, 2008 he was called to a Canada U-20 training camp in Switzerland. Edwini-Bonsu represented Canada at the 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica; Canada finished fourth in Group B. Edwini-Bonsu was later called up to a U-20 camp for Canada in November 2008 which included an exhibition match against U-21 from Young Boys Bern on November 24 in Bern and then an international friendly match against Switzerland on November 26, 2008 in Solothurn. He tied for the goal-scoring lead with three goals in three games at the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship even though Canada didn't advance past the group stage. In January 2010, he was called up for the U-23 of Canada alongside his teammate Philippe Davies.[4] On 31 January 2010, he earned his first cap for the Canada national men's soccer team in a friendly match against Jamaica.[5][6][7]
Randy's father, Dr. Edwini-Bonsu, was born in Kumasi and his mother, Gifty, was born in Accra. He grew up competing in track and soccer. Edwini-Bonsu speaks English, Twi, and French. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister.The family currently lives in the United States.
| Club | Nat | Season | League | League | Playoff | Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2008 | USL-1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | USSF Div. 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Club total | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2011 | Ykkönen | 20 | 16 | - | - | 20 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 19 | |||
Last updated on November 24, 2011
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