Abraham Frimpong

Abraham Frimpong

Frimpong (5) with Red Star Belgrade in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Abraham Akwasi Frimpong
Date of birth	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Batumi
Youth career
2010–2011	Vicenza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Vojvodina	0	(0)
2012–2016	Napredak Kruševac	87	(0)
2017–2018	Red Star Belgrade	25	(1)
2018–2021	Ferencváros	39	(2)
2021	Al-Ain	9	(0)
2022–	Dinamo Batumi	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022

Abraham Akwasi Frimpong (born 6 April 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dinamo Batumi.

Career

Born in Accra, ^[1] he played in Italy with Vicenza Calcio youth team in the season 2010–11. ^[2] In summer 2011 he was on trials at Serbian champions FK Partizan, however, after staying for a month in the club, in early August he left and joined another Serbian top-tier club, FK Vojvodina. ^[3] In Vojvodina he did not got a chance to debut in the league.

Napredak

During the following winter break, in 2012, he moved to FK Napredak Kruševac, playing back then in the Serbian First League but with ambitions of returning to the SuperLiga. This would be achieved at the end of the 2012–13 season when Napredak finished top, and thus won promotion to the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga. ^[4]

Red Star Belgrade

After five years playing with Napredak, Frimpong signed with Red Star Belgrade on 13 January 2017. ^[5] Frimpong scored first goal in his professional career in 3–1 victory over OFK Bačka on 13 August 2017. ^[6]

Ferencváros

On 16 June 2018, Frimpong moved to Hungarian side Ferencváros. ^[7]

On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. ^[8]

Al-Ain

On 1 February 2021, Frimpong joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ain on a three-year deal. ^{[9] [10]}

Dinamo Batumi

On 8 February 2022, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of Frimpong. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2020 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vojvodina	2011–12 [12]	Serbian SuperLiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Napredak Kruševac	2011–12	Serbian First League	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2012–13		9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2013–14	Serbian SuperLiga	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2014–15		17	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	19	0
	2015–16	Serbian First League	18	0	2	0	—		—		20	0
	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		87	0	5	0	—		1	0	93	0
Red Star Belgrade	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	14	0	3	0	—		—		17	0
	2017–18		11	1	2	0	3	0	—		16	1
	Total		25	1	5	0	3	0	—		33	1
Ferencváros	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	13	1	1	0	2	0	—		16	1
	2019–20		19	0	2	0	5	0	—		26	0
	2020–21		7	1	1	0	5	0	—		13	1
	Total		39	2	4	0	12	0	—		55	2
Career total			151	3	14	0	15	0	2	0	182	3

1. Including an appearance in the relegation play-off

Honours

Napredak

• Serbian First League: 2012–13, 2015–16 ^[4]

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2017–18 ^[4]

Ferencváros

• NB I: 2018–19, ^[13] 2019–20, ^[13] 2020–21 ^[14]

References

1. Abraham Frimpong Archived 16 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Srbijafudbal
2. The Ghanaian duo were impressive for Napredak as they recorded a 2-0 win over Jagodina in the season's opener at Goal.com, 12 August 2013
3. Frimpong napustio Partizan i otišao u Vojvodinu at Večernje novosti, 5 August 2011 (in Serbian)
4. Abraham Frimpong at Soccerway
5. Фримпонг Звездин at Red Star Belgrade official website, 13 January 2017 (in Serbian)
6. "Rutina Zvezdinih rezervista pred Krasnodar: Dva prvenca u crveno-belom dresu, ali je Čeković skinuo magiju s Borjanovog gola (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
7. "Frimpong a Fradiban!". Ferencvárosi TC official website (in Hungarian). 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
8. "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
9. "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong joins Saudi Arabian powerhouse Al Ain - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
10. "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong swaps Ferencvaros for Saudi giants Al Ain". GhanaSoccernet. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
11. "ხვალიდან თურქულ შეკრებაზე 28 წლის განელი მცველი - აბრაჰამ ფრიმპონგი შემოგვიერთდება". facebook.com/DinamoBatumi1923 (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Batumi Facebook. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
12. "FK Vojvodina 2011–12". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
13. "Ghana - A. Frimpong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
14. "Al-Ain defender Abraham Frimpong to receive league medal from former side Ferencvaros". GhanaWeb. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

• Frimpong Abraham stats at utakmica.rs
• Abraham Frimpong at Soccerbase
• Abraham Frimpong at Soccerway