Afriyie Acquah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebenezer Afriyie Acquah | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Parma | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goldfields | |||
| 2005–2008 | Glentoran Football Academy | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mine Stars | ||
| 2009 | Bechem United | ||
| 2009–2010 | DC United of Ghana[1] | ||
| 2010–2011 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Palermo | 31 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Parma (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2013– | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ghana U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | Ghana U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Ghana | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ebenezer Afriyie Acquah (born 5 January 1992 in Sunyani),[2] simply known as Afriyie Acquah (/æˈfrɪˈjiː/ /æˈxwɑː/ a-FRI-YEE a-KHWAH), is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Parma, on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Young midfielder Afriyie Acquah is considered one of the great hopes of Ghanaian football. Walter Sabatini, former sports director of Palermo, compared him to Michael Essien.[citation needed]
Club career
Early years
Acquah began his career in Glentoran Football Academy in his hometown Sunyani, Ghana.[3] He later transferred to Bechem United as the Northern Irish club unable to sign him.[4] In April 2009, he played for Bechem United against Italian club Empoli,[5] and again in September 2009 for D.C. United of Ghana.[citation needed]
Palermo
On 1 February 2010 Palermo signed Acquah from D.C. United of Ghana[6] for free, but €500,000 agent fee went to SCMG Sport Consulting & Management Gmbh,[7] (the same company that received massive agent fee for Túlio de Melo.) Palermo was fined by FIGC as it violated third-parties ownership rule in April 2012. FIGC found that Acquah had signed a contract with the agent in June 2009 as he was unable to join any club aboard until he turned 18.[8]
After spending about a year with the under-19 squad, Acquah was included into the first team in July 2010 and made his Serie A debut on 13 February 2011, replacing Giulio Migliaccio in a home game against Fiorentina, ended in a 2–4 loss for his side. He then played occasionally throughout the 2011–12 season, finding little space due to the presence of more experience midfielders such as Giulio Migliaccio and Édgar Barreto.
Parma
On 16 July 2012, Palermo announced to have loaned Acquah to Serie A rivals Parma F.C.; the agreement also includes an option for Parma to acquire half of the player's transfer rights by the end of the season.[9]
Hoffenheim
In January 2013 moved to the Bundesliga club Hoffenheim.[10]
International career
Ghana national team
On 26 February 2012, Acquah was called up to the Ghana squad to face Chile.[11] Acquah made his senior Ghana debut against Chile on 29 February 2012 at the PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.[12] On 13 October 2012, in Civo Stadium, Lilongwe he scored a goal for Ghana against Malawi.[13]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2012 | Civo Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi |  Malawi | | | |
Career statistics
- As of January 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2010–11 | Palermo | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Parma | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ U.S. Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (Italian) Require purchase in CCIAA
- ↑ 1 week trial facilitated by the GCT and Glentoran Football Club
- ↑ "Glentoran helped African street child reach Serie A". BBC. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ "Afriyie Acquah to Arsenal?". Glentoran FC. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bechem Utd. makes Ghana proud…Face Empoli today … In Trofeo Nereo Rocco semis". Modernghana.com. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Palermo, arrivano Caroppo, Afriyie Acquah e Radu Ionut". Calcionews24.com. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ US Città di Palermo SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°90/CDN (2011–12)" (in Italian). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (CDN) of FIGC. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "ACQUAH IN PRESTITO AL PARMA" [ACQUAH ON LOAN TO PARMA] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "ACQUAH CEDUTO ALL'HOFFENHEIM" [ACQUAH MOVED TO HOFFENHEIM] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Black Stars squad named for Chile friendly". ghanafa.org (Ghana Football Association). 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Chile 1 – 1 Ghana". soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Malawi vs Ghana LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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