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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brendan Nana Akwasi Sarpong Wiredu [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tower Hamlets, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder Full-back Wing-back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Bromley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2019 | → Colchester United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Colchester United | 58 | (2) |
2022– | Fleetwood Town | 95 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 February 2025 (UTC) |
Brendan Nana Akwasi Sarpong Wiredu (born 7 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town. [3]
Wiredu, who can play as a midfielder, full-back or wing-back, [2] made his debut for Charlton Athletic on 14 August 2018, coming on as a substitute for Albie Morgan in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons. [4] On 1 May 2019, his contract was extended until 2021. [5]
On 8 February 2019, he joined Bromley on loan until 9 March. [6] His loan was later extended until the end of the season. [7]
Wiredu then joined Colchester United on loan until January 2020. [8] He returned to Charlton on 3 January 2020. [9]
On 1 February 2021, Wiredu joined Colchester United on a permanent basis having previously spent time on loan with the club. [10] He scored his first professional goal in Colchester's 2–2 draw with Tranmere Rovers on 23 March 2021. [11]
On 5 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club. [12]
On 21 June 2022, Wiredu joined Fleetwood Town on a three-year deal. [13]
Born in London, [3] Wiredu is of Ghanaian descent. [14] He attended St Saviours primary school in Poplar and Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Secondary School in Shadwell.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2018–19 [15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20 [16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 [17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlton Athletic total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Bromley (loan) | 2018–19 [15] | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Colchester United (loan) | 2019–20 [16] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Colchester United | 2020–21 [17] | League Two | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2021–22 [18] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
Colchester United total | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2022–23 [19] | League One | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 47 | 2 |
2023–24 [20] | League One | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
2024–25 [21] | League Two | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Fleetwood Town total | 95 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 7 | ||
Career total | 171 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 203 | 10 |