Richmond Antwi

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Richmond Antwi
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Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2017–2018 Tema Stars Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Al Khartoum 20 (11)
2020 Al-Merrikh 14 (7)
2021 Legon Cities 13 (1)
2022 Phoenix Rising 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022

Richmond Antwi (born 7 August 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played as a forward for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.

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Club career

Early career

Richmond began his football career with a youth club Tema Sports Youth in Tema. Richmond later moved to Al Khartoum FC in Sudan. He stayed at Al Khartoum FC for a season, played a lot of games and won the league goal king [1] for the 2018–2019 season. Richmond got huge attention nationwide because of his outstanding performance. Richmond helped Al Khartoum FC to finish 3rd on the league table and later joined Al-Merrikh SC.

Al-Merrikh

In January 2020, Richmond was transferred to Sudan Premier League club Al-Merrikh SC on a deal to end the season. [2] He tallied 7 goals in 14 league matches, emerging as one of the top front men in the league as Al-Merrikh clinched a league title. [3]

Legon Cities

In February 2021, Richmond signed for Legon Cities FC. [4]

Phoenix Rising

Antwi joined Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship in December 2021. [5] Antwi led Phoenix Rising in goals per minutes played, however his contract option for 2023 was declined at the conclusion of the 2022 season. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2021
ClubLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Khartoum FC 201146002417
Al-Merrickh SC 1470000147
Legon Cities FC 911200103
Career Total431958004527

Honours

Al-Merrikh

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".
  2. ↑ "Sudanese giants Al Merreikh sign Ghanaian prodigy Richmond Antwi".
  3. ↑ "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  4. ↑ "Legon Cities announce the signing of Richmond Antwi".
  5. ↑ "PHOENIX RISING FC SIGNS FORWARD RICHMOND ANTWI TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Minnick, J. "Rising Declines 2023 Options on Richmond Antwi and Lamin Jawneh". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  8. ↑ "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".


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