Frank Acheampong

Frank Acheampong

Acheampong with Ghana in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Frank Opoku Acheampong [1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth	Asante Mampong, Ghana
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Wing-back
Team information
Current team	Henan FC
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2010	King Faisal Babes
2010–2011	Berekum Chelsea
2011–2013	Buriram PEA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Buriram PEA	56	(19)
2013	→ Anderlecht (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2017	Anderlecht	116	(13)
2017	→ Tianjin TEDA (loan)	12	(4)
2018–2020	Tianjin TEDA	74	(30)
2021–2023	Shenzhen FC	60	(18)
2024–	Henan FC	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	Ghana U20	5	(0)
2012–2018	Ghana	23	(2)
Medal record Representing   Ghana Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2015 Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993 at Asante Mampong ^[2] ) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Henan FC and the Ghana national team. ^[3]

Youth career

He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes, 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. He also has a child name James Halto ^[4] In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.

Club career

Buriram United

In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012. ^[5] In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million. ^[6] On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against KSC Lokeren; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss. In the 4–1 win over KAA Gent, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium. On 17 September Acheampong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Benfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.

Tianjin Teda

On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA on a six-month loan deal. ^[7] He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong. ^[8]

Shenzhen

On 12 April 2021, Shenzhen announced that Acheampong had joined the team on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract. ^[9] The club was dissolved in January 2024. ^[10]

Henan

On 9 February 2024, Acheampong joined Chinese Super League club Henan. ^[11]

International career

In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to Ghana 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 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 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in a friendly match.

Personal life

Frank Opoku Acheampong married his girlfriend Momie on 15 December 2019 at Peduase Valley where the ceremony was held. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 5 October 2023 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Buriram United	2011	Thai Premier League	22	7	4	2	7	1	–		–		33	10
	2012		34	12	2	1	5	1	6	1	1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	48	16
	Total		56	19	6	3	12	2	6	1	1	1	81	26
Anderlecht (loan)	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0
Anderlecht	2013–14		24	3	2	1	–		6	0	0 [lower-alpha 2]	0	32	4
	2014–15		35	2	4	1	–		8	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	48	3
	2015–16		28	5	1	0	–		9	4	–		38	9
	2016–17		29	3	2	0	–		16	3	–		47	6
	Total		116	13	9	2	0	0	39	7	1	0	165	22
Tianjin TEDA (loan)	2017	Chinese Super League	12	4	0	0	–		–		–		12	4
Tianjin TEDA	2018		26	17	0	0	–		–		–		26	17
	2019		30	9	1	0	–		–		–		31	9
	2020		18	4	4	1	–		–		–		22	5
	Total		74	30	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	79	31
Shenzhen	2021	Chinese Super League	22	5	3	0	–		–		–		25	5
	2022		24	8	0	0	–		–		–		24	8
	2023		14	5	0	0	–		–		–		14	5
	Total		60	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	18
Career total			314	97	23	6	12	2	45	8	2	1	400	101

1. Appearances in Kor Royal Cup
2. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup

International goals

As of 7 September 2017 (Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Acheampong goal) ^[14]

No.	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

Honours

Buriram PEA

• Thai Premier League: 2011
• Thai FA Cup: 2011, 2012
• Thai League Cup: 2011, 2012

RSC Anderlecht

• Belgian Pro League: 2013–14, 2016–17
• Belgian Super Cup: 2013, 2014

Ghana U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2013 ^[15]

Ghana

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:2015 ^[16]

References

1. "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. "Frank Acheampong, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
3. "Ghana - F. Acheampong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
4. "Video: Manchester City swoop for Ghana prodigy 'Messi' – GHANAsoccernet.com". GhanaSoccerNet.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
5. "Celtic drop interest in Ghana winger Frank Acheampong". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
6. "Anderlecht reject Lierse loan bid for Ghana's Acheampong – Goal.com". Goal.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
7. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG TREKT NAAR TIANJIN TEDA FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
8. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG GETRANSFEREERD NAAR TIANJIN TEDA". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
9. "Frank Acheampong signs four-year deal with Chinese side Shenzhen FC". GhanaWeb. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
10. "深圳队官宣解散：未能通过准入，无法继续征战职业联赛" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
11. "公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
12. Owusu-Mensah, Jeffrey (2019-12-16). "Black Stars player Frank Acheampong weds; stars attend in their numbers". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
13. Frank Acheampong at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
14. "Acheampong – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
15. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 – News – Three A's see Ghana finish third – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
16. "Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015 – MyJoyOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

External links

• Frank Acheampong profile at R.S.C. Anderlecht website
• Best Football Cleats Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine at imscouting.com
• Frank Acheampong at National-Football-Teams.com
• Frank Acheampong at Soccerway