Ema Twumasi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Twumasi | ||
| Date of birth | May 18, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2018 | |||
Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for FC Dallas in MLS.
Career
Youth & College
Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[1] He left college a year early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[2]
While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL side Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[3]
Professional
On 19 January 2017, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4]
On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[5] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1-0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ema_twumasi_1019351.html
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/mls-announces-2018-generation-adidas-class-ahead-of-draft/igf445a4ye6u1hkbplygit1wm
- ^ https://www.uslpdl.com/francis-atuahene2
- ^ https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/1/19/16909730/mls-draft-fc-dallas-trades-up-selects-francis-atuahene
- ^ https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/3/2/17071420/fc-dallas-loans-francis-atuahene-ema-twumasi-okc-energy-fc
- ^ https://www.uslsoccer.com/okcenergyfc-tulsaroughnecksfc-971225
External links
- Wake Forest Profile
- MLS Profile
- USL Profile
- Ema Twumasi at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- Michigan Bucks players
- GPS Portland Phoenix players
- FC Dallas players
- Oklahoma City Energy FC players
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- USL League Two players
- United Soccer League players
- FC Dallas draft picks
- Soccer players from Connecticut
- Ghanaian football biography stubs