Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
![]() Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Twumasi | ||
Date of birth | (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 47 | (16) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Michigan Bucks | 0 | (0) |
2017 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
2018– | FC Dallas | 61 | (0) |
2018 | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Austin Bold (loan) | 33 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 15 October 2022 (UTC) |
Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[3]
While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[4]
On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]
On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | MLS | 4 | 0 | —[lower-alpha 1] | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2021 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 2018 | USL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Austin Bold (loan) | 2019 | USL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
2020 | USL | 14 | 1 | —[lower-alpha 1] | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
Career total | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
FC Dallas – current squad | |
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