Ema Twumasi

Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for USL Championship club Austin Bold on loan from FC Dallas.

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(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Austin Bold
(on loan from FC Dallas)
Number 45
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 3 (0)
2018 → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 6 (0)
2019– → Austin Bold (loan) 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019

Career

Youth and college

Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[1] He left college 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 sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[3]

Professional

On 19 January 2018, 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]

On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[7] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[8]

References
  2. "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer.
  5. Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.
  7. Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
  8. Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
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