Jeremie Frimpong

Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong (born 10 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for Scottish Premiership side Celtic.

Jeremie Frimpong
Personal information
Full name Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 30
Youth career
2010–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Celtic 15 (3)
National team‡
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2019– Netherlands U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Frimpong joined Manchester City at the age of nine[3] and progressed through the club's youth ranks, with regular appearances in Premier League 2 and the UEFA Youth League.[4]

On 2 September 2019, Frimpong signed a four-year deal with Celtic.[5] Later that month, he made his professional debut against Partick Thistle in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals.[6] On 27 October, Frimpong scored in a 4–0 win against Aberdeen.[7]

International career

Frimpong has represented the Netherlands at under-19 youth international level and made his international debut against Armenia U19 in November 2018.[8] In November 2019, he made his under-20 debut.[9]

Career statistics
As of 2 August 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2019–20[11] Scottish Premiership 142103010192
2020–21[12] 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Career total 153103010203

    Honours

    Club
    Celtic

    References
    1. "Scottish Football Association: List of Suspensions" (PDF). Scottish FA. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    2. "Jeremie Frimpong". Celtic FC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    3. Bajkowski, Simon (3 September 2019). "Man City insert transfer clauses into Celtic deal for young defender Jeremie Frimpong". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    4. Jeremie Frimpong – UEFA competition record
    5. Cuddihy, Paul (2 September 2019). "Celtic sign Jeremie Frimpong on four-year deal from Manchester City". Celtic FC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    6. "Celtic: Jeremie Frimpong 'crowd pleaser' on debut - Neil Lennon". BBC Sport. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    7. "Aberdeen 0-4 Celtic: Neil Lennon praise for 'special' first half performance". BBC Sport. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
    8. "Jeremy Frimpong". OnsOranje. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    9. "Jeremy Frimpong". OnsOranje. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
    10. "J. Frimpong". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    11. "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    12. "Games played by Jeremie Frimpong in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
    13. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    14. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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