.jpg) Frimpong with Arsenal in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Arsenal | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Fulham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Barnsley | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Ufa | 25 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Arsenal Tula | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | AFC Eskilstuna | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ermis Aradippou | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 82 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong (Akan: /frɪmˈpɒŋ/ frim-PONG) (born 10 January 1992) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3][4]
He began his career at Arsenal, where he won a FA Youth Cup and two Premier Academy League titles. He also played for English sides Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Fulham. In January 2014, Frimpong moved to Barnsley, then to Russian team Ufa in September of that year. He then featured for Arsenal Tula and subsequently that of AFC Eskilstuna of the Swedish Allsvenskan.[2][3][4][5]
Although Frimpong represented England at youth level, in March 2013 he made his full international debut for Ghana, his country of birth. He holds both a Ghanaian and a British passport.[6]
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Frimpong". Eurosport.com.
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Frimpong". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Frimpong". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Afobe the hero as Arsenal win Premier Academy League". Football Talk.co.uk. 12 May 2010.
- ^ "BBC: Emmanuel Frimpong to play for Ghana, claims country's FA". BBC Sport. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.