Seth Nana Twumasi

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Seth Nana Twumasi
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Twumasi in 2014
Personal information
Full name Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi [1]
Date of birth (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Oakham United
Youth career
2000–2001 Old Isleworthians
2001–2009 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Chelsea 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 8 (2)
2010–2011 Peterborough United 11 (0)
2011 → Northampton Town (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2013 Northampton Town 5 (0)
2013–2015 Yeovil Town 28 (0)
2015–2016 Newport County 10 (0)
2016–2018 Maidstone United 74 (0)
2018–2021 Maidenhead United 80 (0)
2021–2022 Dover Athletic 17 (0)
2022– Oakham United 1 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 England U16 5 (0)
2006–2007 England U17 15 (0)
2007 England U18 1 (0)
2009 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (born 15 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Peterborough & District League side Oakham United. Born in Ghana, he is a former youth international for England.

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Early life

Twumasi was born in Accra, Ghana and moved to England at the age of nine. [3] [4] He grew up on the same housing estate in West London as Carlton Cole. [3]

Club career

Chelsea

Twumasi started his career as a Chelsea Youth Team player, eventually becoming captain. [3] Twumasi signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in 2007

It was announced on 13 November 2009, that Twumasi had joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal. [5] He made his Football League debut on 14 November for Dagenham & Redbridge in their 1–0 away victory against Accrington Stanley. [6] His loan was extended on 17 December, until 9 January 2010. [7]

Peterborough United

Twumasi signed for League One club Peterborough United on a three-year contract on 1 July 2010. He signed from Chelsea on a free transfer. [8]

Northampton Town

Since signing for the team he was a regular member of the first team squad but at the beginning of 2011–12 season he ruptured a cruciate knee ligament in a 3–0 win against AFC Wimbledon and subsequently missed the rest of the season. He has since undergone knee reconstruction surgery. Twumasi was released at the end of the 2012–13 season by Northampton. [9]

Yeovil Town

On 30 July 2013, Twumasi signed for Football League Championship side Yeovil Town. [10]

Twumasi was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two. [11]

Newport County

On 25 June 2015, Twumasi signed for League Two club Newport County. He made his competitive debut for Newport on 11 August, versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League Cup first round. Twumasi made his league debut for Newport in the League Two match versus Stevenage on 15 August 2015. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract. [12]

Maidstone United

Twumasi made what he thought was a one-off appearance for Maidstone United against Bromley in the Kent Senior Cup in September 2016. However, a recent rule change meant that by playing for the Stones, he rendered himself unable to move to a Football League club until the transfer window opened in January 2017, scuppering a proposed move to Cheltenham Town. [13] Twumasi subsequently decided to stay with part-time Maidstone in non league's top tier, the National League, while also setting up a football academy in his home country Ghana.

After making a number of impressive appearances for the club, Stones manager Jay Saunders revealed in late December 2016 that he did not expect the player to turn out for Maidstone again, citing that he still had Football League interest and was also busy setting up his academy. [14] However, in early January 2017, Saunders declared that he expected Twumasi to now remain with the club. [15]

Maidenhead United

Twumasi joined Maidenhead United on a permanent deal on 17 November 2018. [16]

Dover Athletic

On 25 June 2021, Twumasi joined fellow National League side Dover Athletic following three seasons at Maidenhead. [17] Following relegation, Twumasi left the club after one season. [18]

International career

Twumasi is eligible to represent either Ghana, where he was born, or England, where he grew up from the age of nine. [4] He represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. [3] [4] [5] He played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Before a match between England under-20s and their Ghanaian counterparts in the U-20 World Cup in 2009, Twumasi stated he has no doubts over his allegiance, saying: "The game will be emotional, but I'm English now and that's who I want to play for, so there will be no love lost between us." [4]

Personal life

Twumasi founded the Mirage Football Academy in Ghana. [19]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2009–10 [20] League Two 8200000082
Peterborough United 2010–11 [21] League One 11010301 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Northampton Town (loan) 2010–11 [21] League Two110000000110
Northampton Town 2011–12 [22] League Two5000100060
2012–13 [23] League Two0000000000
Northampton total5000100060
Yeovil Town 2013–14 [24] Championship 300000—30
2014–15 [25] League One25030101 [lower-alpha 1] 0300
Yeovil total280301010330
Newport County 2015–16 [26] League Two10000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Maidstone United 2016–17 [27] National League 27030—00300
2017–18 [28] National League33020—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0390
2018–19 [29] National League14010—00150
Maidstone total74060—40840
Maidenhead United 2018–19 [29] National League23000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0240
2019–20 [30] National League31020—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0350
2020–21 [31] National League26000—00260
Maidenhead total80020—30850
Dover Athletic 2021–22 [32] National League17010—00180
Career total2442130601002732
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in the FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "England – S. Ofori-Twumasi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Nana Ofori-Twumasi". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Veevers, Nicholas (28 September 2009). "No split loyalties". Football Association. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Dagenham snap up Chelsea defender". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Accrington 0–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Seth loan extended". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Peterborough United sign Premier League youngsters". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Adebayo Akinfenwa released by Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Three sign short term deals". Yeovil Town F.C. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Newport release 8
  13. ↑ "How Seth missed league move". 6 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cheltenham target to leave Stones?". 20 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Seth back at Stones". 5 January 2017.
  16. ↑ Seth signs
  17. ↑ "HESS ADDS TO HIS DEFENSIVE LINE". doverathletic.com. 25 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "RETAINED LIST 2022/23". doverathletic.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Seth Twumasi: The Chelsea youth graduate paving the way for Africa's next generation of hopefuls
  20. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Seth Nana Twumasi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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