Frank Wiafe Danquah

Last updated

Frank Wiafe
Personal information
Full name Frank Wiafe Danquah
Date of birth (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 DUNO
Number 43
Youth career
2003–2006 Ajax
2006–2008 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2010 Ferencváros 0 (0)
2010 Ferencváros II 8 (1)
2010–2012 Waasland-Beveren 2 (0)
2012 Newcastle Benfield
2012 Chabab 10 (1)
2013 Brașov 8 (1)
2013 Târgu Mureș 5 (0)
2014–2015 Achilles '29 28 (3)
2015–2016 FC Lienden 28 (11)
2016–2017 Fortuna Sittard 11 (0)
2017–2020 FC Lienden 78 (8)
2020–2021 NEC Amateurs
2021– DUNO
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Frank Wiafe Danquah (born 14 October 1989) is a Dutch footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club DUNO. [1]

Contents

Club career

Frank Wiafe Danquah began in the youth teams of Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He was given then a trial by Newcastle United and signed with them a youth contract in July 2006. [2] He impressed in the reserves and became the reserves' topscorer and on 8 July 2008 he signed a 2-year professional contract with Newcastle United. [3]

When Wiafe Danquah’s contract expired in the summer of 2010 he was not given a new contract and instead joined Ferencváros in Hungary. [4] [5] His contract with the club was disbanded though due to financial problems in late 2010. On 17 February 2011 he joined Waasland-Beveren in Belgium. [6] In February 2013 he moved to Romania, when he signed a 6-month contract with Brașov. [7]

In September 2014, Wiafe Danquah signed for Achilles '29 until the end of the 2014–15 season. [8] He joined FC Lienden for the 2015/16 Topklasse season [9] and moved to Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard the next season, [10] only to return to Lienden in January 2017. [11]

On 5 February 2021, Wiafe Danquah signed with DUNO in the Hoofdklasse. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Achilles '29</span> Dutch football club

Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse.

Joey Godee is a Dutch footballer who plays for Dutch Vierde Klasse club HVC Amersfoort.

Jochem Jansen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Hoofdklasse club DUNO.

Jahmill Flu is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. He subsequently worked in human resources.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renaud Emond</span> Belgian footballer

Renaud Emond is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Eupen.

Jordi Balk is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a centre back during his career, for Ross County, FC Oss, St Patrick's Athletic, FC Lienden, VV DUNO, DOVO and Sportlust '46.

Yanick Marinus Paulus van Osch is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">François Gesthuizen</span> Dutch footballer and manager

Franciscus Johannes Antonius Gesthuizen "François" Gesthuizen is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is currently coaching the NEC U18-team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mattijs Branderhorst</span> Dutch footballer (born 1993)

Mattijs Branderhorst is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard, on loan from Utrecht as a goalkeeper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kürşad Sürmeli</span> Dutch footballer (born 1995)

Kürşad Sürmeli is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag.

Kenny Elders is a Dutch football player who most recently played for Dutch Tweede Divisie side FC Lienden.

Richie Ephraim Musaba is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estonian Meistriliiga club Levadia.

The 2016–17 season was the 128th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

The 2021–22 season will be the 54th season in the existence of Fortuna Sittard and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Sittard will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Frank Wiafe Danquah at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Frank Wiafe Danquah Bio". nufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle sign youngster Wiafe Danquah". soccernews.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Magyarfutball.hu. "Danquah Frank (Amszterdam 1989.10.04) • Személyek". www.magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "FRANK WIAFE DANQUAH - FERENCVÁROSI TC". adatbank.mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "W-B rondt komst Frank Wiafe Danquah af" (in Flemish). waasland-beveren.be. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ↑ Kortom - Persboycot Steaua, Grindheim naar Vålerengen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ "Zijler en Wiafe strijken neer bij Achilles'29". www.jupilerleague.nl (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ↑ FC Lienden versterkt zich met spits Wiafe, gelderlander.nl, 16 August 2015
  10. ↑ FRANK WIAFE WIL BIJ FORTUNA 'LAATSTE KANS' GRIJPEN [ permanent dead link ] - Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch)
  11. ↑ Wiafe verlaat Fortuna en vertrekt naar Lienden - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
  12. ↑ Zundert, Bram van (5 February 2021). "DUNO haalt oud-prof Frank Wiafe van NEC en houdt Hekkers binnenboord". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2022.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.