Thomas Agyepong (born 10 October 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond.[2] He has previously played on loan for Dutch clubs Twente and NAC Breda, Scottish club Hibernian and Belgian clubs Waasland-Beveren and Lommel. He has also made six full international appearances for Ghana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Agyepong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Twente (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 39 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hibernian (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Lommel (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Paide Linnameeskond | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Ghana | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 15 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editManchester City
editAgyepong joined Manchester City in 2015 from the Right to Dream Academy.[3]
Loan to FC Twente
editAgyepong was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie team FC Twente for the 2015–16 Eredivisie season.[4] He made his debut on 4 October, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to AZ Alkmaar.[5] His first start came on 24 October in a 3–1 loss to PSV Eindhoven playing 62 minutes.[6] A shoulder injury suffered in March required surgery, which ended his season.[7]
Loan to NAC Breda
editOn 10 July 2016, Agyepong signed on loan with Dutch second division team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[8] He made his debut on 12 August, playing 61 minutes in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[9] On 2 December, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 92 minute of a 3–1 win over Almere City.[10]
Loan to Hibernian
editIn August 2018, Agyepong joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season, pending approval of a work permit application.[11] Agyepong missed much of the 2018–19 season due to knee and thigh injuries.[12][13]
Loan to Waasland-Beveren
editIn August 2019, Agyepong was loaned to Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]
Loan to Lommel S.K.
editIn October 2020, Agyepong and teammate Aminu Mohammed joined Belgian First Division B side Lommel on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[15] Like his parent club, Lommel are owned by City Football Group.
International career
editAgyepong made his debut for the Ghana national football team in a 5–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 11 June 2017.[16] He made four further appearances for Ghana during 2017, including two 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Congo.[17] Despite his injury problems during the 2018–19 season, Agyepong was included in the provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] He made the final squad and was selected for the first match, but suffered an injury after 36 minutes and did not play again in the tournament.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13:24, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Twente (loan) | 2015–16[19] | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lommel (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 89 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of matches played on 15 July 2019[20]
| Ghana national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway
- ^ "Thomas Agyepong Right to Dream graduate". righttodream.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loan teenager Thomas Agyepong to Twente Enschede". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Performance of Star Players Abroad". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Talented Ghanaian youngster Thomas Agyepong makes full debut at FC Twente". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyepong's season has ended in Holland with shoulder injury". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City duo to join NAC Breda on loan". 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Achilles '29 vs NAC Breda 1-2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City loan star Thomas Agyepong on target for NAC Breda in Dutch second-tier". Ghana Soccernet. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Agyepong: Hibernian land Manchester City winger on loan". BBC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Hardie, David (25 March 2019). "Hibs manager reveals hopes for Thomas Agyepong and gives David Gray fitness update". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b Hardie, David (23 May 2019). "Thomas Agyepong named in provisional Ghana squad for Africa Cup of Nations despite lack of action for Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ a b Wales, Peter (6 August 2019). "Thomas Agyepong, ex-Hibs winger, seals move to Belgian top flight with Waasland-Beveren". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Welkon Agyepong & Aminu!". Lommel S.K. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Latest News". ghanafa.org.
- ^ "Agyepong, Thomas". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Thomas Agyepong in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Thomas Agyepong at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Thomas Agyepong at WorldFootball.net