Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Ema Twumasi
Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Twumasi
Date of birth (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team 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 109 (1)
2018Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020Austin Bold (loan) 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024

Career

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Youth and college

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Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[3]

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.[4]

Professional

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On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]

On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 June 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2018 MLS 1 0 1 0 2 0
2019 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020 MLS 4 0 [a] 1[b] 0 5 0
2021 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 2018 USL 6 0 0 0 6 0
Austin Bold (loan) 2019 USL 19 4 0 0 1[c] 0 20 4
2020 USL 14 1 [a] 14 1
Total 33 5 0 0 1 0 34 5
Career total 48 5 1 0 2 0 51 0
  1. ^ a b 2020 U.S. Open Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Emanuel Twumasi". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ema Twumasi Bio - Wake Forest Men's Soccer - WakeForestSports.com". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ^ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ "Francis Atuahene". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. ^ Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.
  7. ^ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
  9. ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
  10. ^ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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