Lawrence Agyekum

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Lawrence Agyekum
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Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Red Bull Salzburg
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 WAFA 41 (5)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2022–2024 → FC Liefering (loan) 49 (3)
2024– → Cercle Brugge (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Lawrence Agyekum (born 23 November 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

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Club career

WAFA

Agyekum started his career with West African Football Academy, he was promoted to the senior team in December 2019. [1] [2] [3] He made his debut on 24 January 2020, after coming on for Michael Danso Agyemang in a 2–1 loss to Liberty Professionals. [4] The 2019–20 season was however cancelled due to the restrictions to control the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. He made 5 league appearances before the league was cancelled. [3] Prior to the restart of the league, he was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 season. [1] [2] He scored his debut goal on 24 February 2021, after scoring the third goal in the 92nd minute in a 3–1 victory over Karela United. [5] Agyekum was adjudged the man of the match after putting up a good performance in a league match against Elmina Sharks even though WAFA lost by 1–0. [6]

RB Salzburg

On 7 February 2022, Agyekum signed a contract with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2026 and was assigned to Red Bull Salzburg's partner club FC Liefering. [7]

Loan to Cercle Brugge

On 4 July 2024, Agyekum was loaned to Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge, with an option to buy. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". GhanaWeb. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Lawrence Agyekum - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Liberty Professionals FC - 2020-01-24 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Week 16 Match Report- WAFA 3-1 Karela United". GhanaSoccernet. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "WAFA SC teen Lawrence Agyekum bags MoTM gong in defeat against Elmina Sharks". GhanaSoccernet. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "New signing on deadline day" (Press release). Red Bull Salzburg. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lawrence Agyekum naar Cercle Brugge" [Lawrence Agyekum to Cercle Brugge] (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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