Frank Acheampong

Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA, and the Ghana national team.

Frank Acheampong
Personal information
Full name Frank Opoku Acheampong
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
Place of birth Asante Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward / Wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Tianjin Teda
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2010 King Faisal Babes
2010–2011 Berekum Chelsea
2011–2013 Buriram United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Buriram United 56 (19)
2013 → Anderlecht (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2017 Anderlecht 116 (13)
2017 → Tianjin TEDA (loan) 12 (4)
2018– Tianjin TEDA 62 (26)
National team‡
2012–2013 Ghana U20 5 (0)
2012– Ghana 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Youth career

He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials by Sheikh Mansour, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns.[1] In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.

Club career

Buriram United

In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012.[2] In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million.[3] On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against KSC Lokeren; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss. In the 4–1 win over KAA Gent, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium. On 17 September Acheampong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Benfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.

Tianjin Teda

On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA on a six-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong.[5]

International career

In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to the national team for the international friendly match against China PR in Xi'an. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August.

On 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of the Ghana U-20's. In a match against Morocco U-20 in 2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1.

On 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 31 December 2019.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Buriram United 2011 Thai Premier League 2274271––3310
2012 34122151611[lower-alpha 1]14816
Total 56196312261118126
Anderlecht (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 0000–000[lower-alpha 2]000
Anderlecht 2013–1424321–600[lower-alpha 2]0324
2014–1535241–801[lower-alpha 2]0483
2015–1628510–94–389
2016–1729320–163–476
Total 1161392003971016522
Tianjin TEDA (loan) 2017 Chinese Super League 12400–––124
Tianjin TEDA 2018 261700–––2617
2019 30910–––319
Total 5626100000005726
Career total 240621651224582131578
  1. Appearances in Kor Royal Cup
  2. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup

International goals
As of 7 September 2017 (Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Acheampong goal)[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 September 2013International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Japan1–01–3Friendly
224 March 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Mozambique1–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours
Buriram United
RSC Anderlecht

Ghana U-20

Ghana

References
  1. "Video: Manchester City swoop for Ghana prodigy 'Messi' – GHANAsoccernet.com". GhanaSoccerNet.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Celtic drop interest in Ghana winger Frank Acheampong". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "Anderlecht reject Lierse loan bid for Ghana's Acheampong – Goal.com". Goal.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG TREKT NAAR TIANJIN TEDA FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  5. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG GETRANSFEREERD NAAR TIANJIN TEDA". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. Frank Acheampong at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. "Acheampong – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 - News - Three A's see Ghana finish third - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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