Thomas Agyepong
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Agyepong[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Twente (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2016–2018 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 39 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Hibernian (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Ghana | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 15 July 2019 (UTC) |
Thomas Agyepong (born 10 October 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester City. Agyepong has previously played on loan for Dutch clubs Twente and NAC Breda, Scottish club Hibernian and Belgian club Waasland-Beveren. He has also made six full international appearances for Ghanaian national team.
Club career
Manchester City
Agyepong joined Manchester City in 2015 from the Right to Dream Academy.[2]
Loan to FC Twente
Agyepong was loaned to Dutch first division team FC Twente for the 2015–16 Eredivisie season.[3] He made his debut on 4 October, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to AZ Alkmaar.[4] His first start came on 24 October in a 3–1 loss to PSV Eindhoven playing 62 minutes.[5] A shoulder injury suffered in March required surgery, which ended his season.[6]
Loan to NAC Breda
On 10 July 2016, Agyepong signed on loan with Dutch second division team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[7] He made his debut on 12 August, playing 61 minutes in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[8] On 2 December, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 92 minute of a 3–1 win over Almere City.[9]
Loan to Hibernian
Scottish Premiership club Hibernian signed Agyepong on loan in August 2018, pending approval of a work permit application.[10] Agyepong missed much of the 2018–19 season due to knee and thigh injuries.[11][12]
Loan to Waasland-Beveren
Agyepong was loaned to Belgian club Waasland-Beveren in August 2019.[13]
International career
Agyepong made his debut for the Ghana national football team in a 5–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 11 June 2017.[14] He made four further appearances for Ghana during 2017, including two 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Congo.[15] Despite his injury problems during the 2018–19 season, Agyepong was included in the provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] He made the final squad and was selected for the first match, but suffered an injury after 36 minutes and did not play again in the tournament.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16:41, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC Twente (loan) | 2015–16[17] | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 32 | 3 | |
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |||
Hibernian (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Career total | 62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
International
- As of matches played on 15 July 2019[18]
Ghana national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2017 | 5 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Agyepong Right to Dream graduate". righttodream.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loan teenager Thomas Agyepong to Twente Enschede". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Performance of Star Players Abroad". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Talented Ghanaian youngster Thomas Agyepong makes full debut at FC Twente". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyepong's season has ended in Holland with shoulder injury". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.football-oranje.com/manchester-city-duo-join-nac-breda-loan/
- ^ "Achilles '29 vs NAC Breda 1-2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loan star Thomas Agyepong on target for NAC Breda in Dutch second-tier". Ghana Soccernet. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "AGYEPONG SIGNS HIBERNIAN LOAN DEAL". Hibernian FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Hardie, David (25 March 2019). "Hibs manager reveals hopes for Thomas Agyepong and gives David Gray fitness update". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b Hardie, David (23 May 2019). "Thomas Agyepong named in provisional Ghana squad for Africa Cup of Nations despite lack of action for Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ a b Wales, Peter (6 August 2019). "Thomas Agyepong, ex-Hibs winger, seals move to Belgian top flight with Waasland-Beveren". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Latest News". ghanafa.org.
- ^ "Agyepong, Thomas". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Thomas Agyepong in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Thomas Agyepong at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway
- Thomas Agyepong at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Association football forwards
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- FC Twente players
- NAC Breda players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Waasland-Beveren players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Belgian First Division A players