Derek Emmanuel Adjei Agyakwa (born 19 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Port Vale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Emmanuel Adjei Agyakwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[3] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amsterdam | |||
| 2017–2019 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Como (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Chorley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 13 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Agyakwa began his career in the Netherlands as a youth-team player with Twente, and spent January 2020 until June 2022 contracted to English club Watford, whilst spending the first half of the 2020–21 season on loan at Como in Italy. He then moved on to Port Vale and was loaned out to Chorley in September 2022.
Agyakwa joined Twente from local club Amsterdam, but was released after two years in Twente's academy.[3] He joined English Premier League club Watford on an initial six-month contract after passing a two-week trial in January 2020.[3] In June, his contract was extended by a year.[4] On 16 September 2020, Agyakwa made his professional debut, playing the first half in Watford's EFL Cup victory over Oxford United.[5] On 5 October, Agyakwa signed a new two-year contract with Watford and was loaned out to Italian Serie C side Como for the 2020–21 season.[6] He played his first match for Como on 20 October in a 3–2 win against Lucchese, and received a yellow card for what he later claimed had been a dive by the opposition forward.[7][3] He was sent off during a 2–2 draw with Olbia at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on 25 November.[8] In January 2021, the loan was ended early due to a mutually agreed termination.[9] Having only appeared in a match-day squad as an unused substitute in one FA Cup game throughout the 2021–22 season, Agyakwa left Vicarage Road after being released upon the expiry of his contract.[10]
On 26 July 2022, Agyakwa signed for EFL League One club Port Vale following a successful trial period.[11] On 13 September 2022, he joined National League North club Chorley on a short-term loan deal, where manager Andy Preece felt he could "add vital competition and depth" to the squad.[12] He featured in just one FA Cup game for the "Magpies", before returning to Vale Park to make his debut for "Valiants" in a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in the EFL Trophy on 18 October.[13]
Born in the Netherlands, Agyakwa is of Ghanaian descent.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2020–21[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22[2] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Como (loan) | 2020–21[2] | Serie C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 2022–23[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chorley (loan) | 2022–23[2][17] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Port Vale F.C. – current squad | |
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