Ema Twumasi

Ema Twumasi
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Twumasi
Date of birth (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2012 Right to Dream Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 47 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Michigan Bucks 0 (0)
2017 GPS Portland Phoenix 0 (0)
2018– FC Dallas 1 (0)
2018– → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2018

Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for FC Dallas in MLS.

Career

Youth & College

Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[1] He left college a year early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[2]

While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL side Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[3]

Professional

On 19 January 2017, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4]

On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[5] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1-0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ema_twumasi_1019351.html
  2. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/mls-announces-2018-generation-adidas-class-ahead-of-draft/igf445a4ye6u1hkbplygit1wm
  3. ↑ https://www.uslpdl.com/francis-atuahene2
  4. ↑ https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/1/19/16909730/mls-draft-fc-dallas-trades-up-selects-francis-atuahene
  5. ↑ https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/3/2/17071420/fc-dallas-loans-francis-atuahene-ema-twumasi-okc-energy-fc
  6. ↑ https://www.uslsoccer.com/okcenergyfc-tulsaroughnecksfc-971225
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