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Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen and the Ghana national team.
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| Full name | Frank Opoku Acheampong | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asante Mampong, Ghana | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward / Wing-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shenzhen | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | King Faisal Babes | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Berekum Chelsea | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Buriram PEA | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Buriram PEA | 56 | (19) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Anderlecht | 116 | (13) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Tianjin TEDA | 74 | (30) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Shenzhen FC | 30 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012– | Ghana | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career
He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials by Sheikh Mansour, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns. He also has a child name James Halto[1] In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.
Club career
Buriram United
In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012.[2] In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.
R.S.C. Anderlecht
On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million.[3] On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against KSC Lokeren; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss. In the 4–1 win over KAA Gent, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium. On 17 September Acheampong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Benfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.
Tianjin Teda
On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA on a six-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong.[5]
Shenzhen FC
On 12 April 2021, Shenzhen FC announced that Acheampong had joined Shenzhen FC.
International career
In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to Ghana national team for the international friendly match against China PR in Xi'an. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August.
On 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of the Ghana U-20's. In a match against Morocco U-20 in 2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1.[citation needed]
On 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in a friendly match.
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 4 January 2022.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Buriram United | 2011 | Thai Premier League | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2012 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 48 | 16 | ||
| Total | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 26 | ||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anderlecht | 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | – | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | – | 47 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 22 | ||
| Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | |||
| Tianjin TEDA | 2018 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 17 | ||||
| 2019 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 9 | |||||
| 2020 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 31 | ||
| Shenzhen | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 280 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 362 | 88 | ||
- Appearances in Kor Royal Cup
- Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
International goals
- As of 7 September 2017 (Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Acheampong goal)[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 September 2013 | International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
- Buriram PEA
- Thai Premier League: 2011
- Thai FA Cup: 2011, 2012
- Thai League Cup: 2011, 2012
- RSC Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League: 2013–14, 2016–17
- Belgian Super Cup: 2013, 2014
Ghana U-20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third Place: 2013[8]
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:2015[9]
References
- "Video: Manchester City swoop for Ghana prodigy 'Messi' – GHANAsoccernet.com". GhanaSoccerNet.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Celtic drop interest in Ghana winger Frank Acheampong". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Anderlecht reject Lierse loan bid for Ghana's Acheampong – Goal.com". Goal.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "FRANK ACHEAMPONG TREKT NAAR TIANJIN TEDA FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- "FRANK ACHEAMPONG GETRANSFEREERD NAAR TIANJIN TEDA". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- Frank Acheampong at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "Acheampong – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 - News - Three A's see Ghana finish third - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- "Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015 - MyJoyOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
External links
- Frank Acheampong profile at R.S.C. Anderlecht website
- Best Football Cleats Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine at imscouting.com
- Frank Acheampong at National-Football-Teams.com
- Frank Acheampong at Soccerway
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[de] Frank Acheampong
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