Ema Twumasi

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Ema Twumasi
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Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Twumasi
Date of birth (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2012 Right to Dream Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 47 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Michigan Bucks 0 (0)
2017 GPS Portland Phoenix 0 (0)
2018– FC Dallas 88 (1)
2018 → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Austin Bold (loan) 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024

Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

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Career

Youth and college

Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017. [2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft. [3]

While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup. [4]

Professional

On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. [5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy. [6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks. [7]

On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season. [8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 June 2021 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2018 MLS 1010—20
2019 MLS20000020
2020 MLS40— [lower-alpha 1] 1 [lower-alpha 2] 050
2021 MLS20000020
Total901010110
Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 2018 USL 6000—60
Austin Bold (loan) 2019 USL194001 [lower-alpha 3] 0204
2020 USL141— [lower-alpha 1] —141
Total3350010345
Career total4851020510

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References

  1. ↑ "Emanuel Twumasi". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ema Twumasi Bio - Wake Forest Men's Soccer - WakeForestSports.com". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ↑ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ↑ "Francis Atuahene". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. ↑ Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.
  7. ↑ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
  9. ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
  10. ↑ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.


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