Eric Ofori Antwi

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Eric Ofori Antwi
Personal information
Full name Eric Ofori Antwi [1]
Date of birth (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Tamale, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Legon Cities
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2011 Red Bull Ghana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Amidaus Professionals 17 (0)
2014–2017 Asante Kotoko 15 (0)
2017–2021 Medeama 30 (0)
2021–2022 Legon Cities 5 (0)
2022– Hearts of Oak
International career‡
2013 Ghana U20 11 (0)
Medal record
Professionalism in association football
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Runner-up African Youth Championship 2013
Bronze medal icon.svg FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021

Eric Ofori Antwi (born 30 October 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Legon Cities in the Ghana Premier League. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up as a number one goalkeeper and to be a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [2]

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Club career

Antwi signed for Amidaus Professionals on 1 January 2012. [3] In January 2015, he signed for Asante Kotoko from Amidaus Professionals.

On 3 August 2022, Ofori Antwi joined Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak. [4] On 1 September 2023, he suffered an injury that would keep him out for the first 12 matches of the season. [5]

International career

In 2013, Ofori Antwi was appointed the number one goalkeeper of the Ghana U20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and was crowned as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2013
TeamSeasonDomestic
League		Domestic
Cup		Continental
Competition1		Other
Tournaments2		Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amidaus 2012–13 000000–00
2013–14 100000–10
Asante Kotoko 2014–15 000000–00
Career Total1000000010

1African competitions include the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup.
2Other tournaments include none to date.

Honours

Ghana U20

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Black Satellites goalie Eric Ofori Antwi picks MVP after AYC semis win". GhanaFA.org. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hearts of Oak complete signing of experienced goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. ↑ Kenneth (2023-09-01). "Hearts of Oak goalie Ofori Antwi injured; Check when he will return". Get Sports Gh. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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