Jeremie Frimpong

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Jeremie Frimpong
Personal information
Full name Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong [1]
Date of birth (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [3]
Position(s) Right winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 30
Youth career
2010–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Celtic 36 (3)
2021– Bayer Leverkusen 125 (21)
International career‡
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 3 (4)
2019 Netherlands U20 2 (6)
2021–2022 Netherlands U21 6 (7)
2023– Netherlands 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong (born 10 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger or wing-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands national team. [4] He is regarded as one of the best wing-backs in the world. [5]

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Club career

Manchester City

Frimpong joined Manchester City at the age of nine [6] and progressed through the club's youth ranks, with regular appearances in Premier League 2 and the UEFA Youth League. [7]

Celtic

On 2 September 2019, Frimpong signed a four-year deal with Celtic. [8] Later that month, he made his professional debut against Partick Thistle in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals. [9] He made an immediate impact, winning the man of the match award on his debut, and going to become a regular in the first team. [10] His speed and skill was highlighted by the media, and made him popular with Celtic fans. [11] [12] Frimpong quickly became a fan favorite with his electrifying pace, tenacity, and attacking prowess from the right-back position. [13] On 27 October, Frimpong scored in a 4–0 win against Aberdeen, [14] his first professional goal. [15] He won his first career honour on 8 December 2019, when Celtic defeated Rangers 1–0 in the Scottish League Cup Final. [16] [17] He was described by Celtic manager Neil Lennon as "outstanding" and "arguably our best [outfield] player in the first half", although he was sent off early in the second half for a foul on Alfredo Morelos in the penalty box. [18] In June 2020, Frimpong was voted Celtic's Young Player of the Year for season 2019–20 by the club's supporters. [19]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 27 January 2021, Frimpong signed for German side Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee, on a four-and-a-half-year deal. [20] On 3 October 2023, he extended his contract until 2028,with a release clause of £35 million. [21] Frimpong was a key figure in helping Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title, blitzing past Werder Bremen 5–0 on 14 April 2024 to end the title race as champions and breaking an eleven-year stranglehold on the league by Bayern Munich. [22] Frimpong started at home against Augsburg on 18 May 2024 in a 2–1 victory. [23] The victory sealed an unbeaten season for Bayer Leverkusen, the first such season in Bundesliga history. [24]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Frimpong is of Ghanaian descent. [25] [26] His family moved to England when he was seven years old. As such, he was eligible to play for the Netherlands, Ghana, and England. [26]

Frimpong has represented the Netherlands at under-19 youth international level, and made his international debut against Armenia U19 in November 2018. [27] In November 2019, he made his under-20 debut. [28]

In November 2022, Frimpong was included in the final selection of the Netherlands senior national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [29] According to an article on the NOS website, although he does not speak Dutch, he understands match talks and football language. [30] He did not appear in the tournament, [31] which saw the Netherlands knocked out by Argentina in the quarter-finals. [32] On 13 October 2023, he debuted as a substitute in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France. [33]

On 29 May 2024, Frimpong was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024. [34] He scored his first senior international goal in a pre-tournament friendly against Canada on 6 June. [35]

Personal life

Frimpong is a devout Christian and acknowledged the fact that after the COVID-19 pandemic, he would surely attend a church, which he found in Glasgow. [36]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2025 [37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2018–19 ————4 [c] 040
Celtic 2019–20 [38] Scottish Premiership 14230301 [d] 0—212
2020–21 [39] 22100008 [e] 0—301
Total363303090—513
Bayer Leverkusen 2020–21 [40] Bundesliga 10010—2 [d] 0—130
2021–22 [41] 25121—7 [d] 0—342
2022–23 [42] 34810—13 [f] 1—489
2023–24 [43] 31962—10 [d] 3—4714
2024–25 [44] 25330—9 [g] 01 [h] 0383
Total12521133—4041018028
Career total16124163304945023531
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202310
202491
Total101
As of match played 19 November 2024
Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Frimpong goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 June 2024 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–04–0 Friendly

Honours

Celtic

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jeremie Frimpong". Celtic F.C. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jeremie Frimpong". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "The 25 best right backs in world football – ranked". 90min. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Keizer, Joey (18 October 2024). "FlashFocus: Neglected by his nation, Jeremie Frimpong is one of the Bundesliga's best". Flashscore. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Bajkowski, Simon (3 September 2019). "Man City insert transfer clauses into Celtic deal for young defender Jeremie Frimpong". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Jeremie Frimpong – UEFA competition record ( archive )
  8. ↑ Cuddihy, Paul (2 September 2019). "Celtic sign Jeremie Frimpong on four-year deal from Manchester City". Celtic FC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Celtic: Jeremie Frimpong 'crowd pleaser' on debut – Neil Lennon". BBC Sport. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Gannon, Michael (23 October 2019). "Celtic star Jeremie Frimpong on the three-way international battle to secure his services". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ↑ McFarlane, Jonathan (12 November 2019). "Jeremie Frimpong rewarded for Celtic form with Netherlands under-20 call-up". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Doyle, Chris (10 November 2019). "Neil Lennon on the Celtic 'love affair' with Jeremie Frimpong as right-back earns huge praise". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jeremie Frimpong receives inquiries from Barcelona this summer". FootballExpress.in. 15 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Aberdeen 0-4 Celtic: Neil Lennon praise for 'special' first half performance". BBC Sport. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Lennon delight as Celtic complete 'brilliant week' with Aberdeen mauling". Jersey Evening Post. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  16. ↑ Wilson, Fraser. "Jeremie Frimpong on his Celtic improvement and the Neil Lennon advice that helped him forget cup final red card". Daily Record. No. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  17. 1 2 English, Tom. "Rangers 0-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. No. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Sullivan, Joe (10 December 2019). "Oh My Days: Birthday Bhoy Jeremie Frimpong hailed by manager". Celtic FC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  19. ↑ Cuddihy, Paul (8 June 2020). "Oh my days! Jeremie Frimpong wins Celtic Young Player of the Year". Celtic FC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Jeremie Frimpong: Bayer Leverkusen sign Celtic full-back". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Contract until 2028: Bayer 04 extend deal with Jeremie Frimpong". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "GERMAN CHAMPIONS! THE RECORD RUN TO THE TITLE".
  23. ↑ "Leverkusen 2-1 Augsburg (May 18, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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  25. ↑ "Ghana set to miss out on whiz-kid Jeremie Frimpong after Netherlands call-up". GhanaSoccernet. 13 November 2019.
  26. 1 2 Halliday, Stephen (23 October 2019). "Jeremie Frimpong aiming to follow in Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk's footsteps at Celtic and in Netherlands national team". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  28. ↑ "Jeremy Frimpong". OnsOranje. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  29. ↑ @OnsOranje (21 October 2022). "🦁 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝: This is the longlist of 39 players where our final World Cup 2022 squad will be selected from! 📋" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ Wieten, Jesse (11 November 2022). "Dag van de WK-selectie: hardste klappen bij Oranje vallen voorin" [Day of the World Cup selection: the hardest hits for the Dutch team are at the front]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  31. ↑ Ayamga, Emmanuel (13 December 2022). "Netherlands' Jeremie Frimpong still eligible to play for Ghana after not featuring at World Cup". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  32. ↑ Fisher, Ben (9 December 2022). "Argentina edge Netherlands in shootout to win World Cup quarter-final thriller". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  33. ↑ "Frimpong maakt langverwachte Oranje-debuut: "Hij valt me niet tegen"" [Frimpong makes long-awaited Dutch debut: "He doesn't make them disappointed"]. Voetbal Primeur (in Dutch). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  34. ↑ "Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  35. ↑ Mills, Richard (6 June 2024). "Jeremie Frimpong is Netherlands' greatest hope! Bayer Leverkusen star orchestrates big win as Ronald Koeman's team thrash Canada – with Memphis Depay and Virgil van Dijk also on target". Goal (website).
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  39. ↑ "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  41. ↑ "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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