Frank Wiafe Danquah

Frank Wiafe Danquah
Personal information
Full nameFrank Wiafe Danquah
Date of birth14 October 1989
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6ft)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Achilles '29
Number9
Youth career
2003–2006Ajax
2006–2008Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Newcastle United20(8)
2010Ferencváros25(10)
2010–2012Waasland-Beveren29(12)
2012Newcastle Benfield17(6)
2012Chabab15(9)
2013Brașov18(6)
2013Târgu Mureș25(1 0)
2014–Achilles '298(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frank Wiafe Danquah (born 14 October 1989) is a Dutch footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a forward for Achilles '29.

Early career

Frank Wiafe Danquah began in the youth teams of Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He was given then a trial by Newcastle United and signed with them a youth contract in July 2006.[1] He impressed in the reserves and became the reserves' topscorer and on 8 July 2008 he signed a 2-year professional contract with Newcastle United.[2]

When Wiafe Danquahs contract expired in the summer of 2010 he was not given a new contract and instead joined Ferencváros in Hungary. His contract with the club was disbanded though due to financial problems in late 2010. On 17 February 2011 he joined Waasland-Beveren in Belgium.[3]

In September 2014, Wiafe Danquah signed for Achilles '29 until the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Wiafe Danquah Bio". nufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle sign youngster Wiafe Danquah". soccernews.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "W-B rondt komst Frank Wiafe Danquah af" (in Belgish). waasland-beveren.be. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Zijler en Wiafe strijken neer bij Achilles’29". www.jupilerleague.nl (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.