Frank Acheampong

Frank Acheampong
Personal information
Full name	Frank Opoku Acheampong
Date of birth	16 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Asante Mampong, Ghana
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Winger, Wing-back
Team information
Current team	R.S.C. Anderlecht
Number	18
Youth career
2009–2010	King Faisal Babes
2010–2011	Berekum Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Buriram United
2013–	Anderlecht
International career‡
2012–2013	Ghana U20
2012–	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League, and the Ghana national team.

Career

Early

He started his career with Ghanaian side, under the direction of Romain Krider his first coach. He was invited for trials by Sheikh Mansour, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns.^[1] In 2010. he was on trail for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain work permit.

Buriram United

In February 2011, he joined Thai Premier League side Buriram United.^{[citation needed]} He was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in November 2012.^{[citation needed]} In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the season 2012–2013.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million.^[2] On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against KSC Lokeren which he came on in the 70th minute in a 2-3 loss.

In the 4–1 win over KAA Gent, he came on the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium.

International career

In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to the national team for the international friendly match against China PR in Xi'an. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August. On 17 September Acheampong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Benfica which came on as a substitute in the 46th minute it ended as a victory for benfica.

On 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of the Ghana U-20's. In a match against Morocco U-20 in 2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1.^{[citation needed]}

On September 10, 2013 Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in an friendly match.

Honours

Buriram United

RSC Anderlecht

Belgian Super Cup (2): 2013, 2014
Belgian Pro League (1): 2013-14

Statistic

International

As of match played on 26 June 2016.

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Ghana	2011–12	2	1
	2012–13	0	0
	2013–14	1	0
	2014–15	5	0
	2015–16	1	1
	2016–17	3	0
Total		12	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2013	International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	Japan	1–0	1–3	Friendly
2.	24 March 2016	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Mozambique	1–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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