Abraham Frimpong
Abraham Akwasi Frimpong (born 6 April 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Dinamo Batumi.
.jpg.webp) Frimpong (5) with Red Star Belgrade in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Akwasi Frimpong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Vicenza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Vojvodina | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Napredak Kruševac | 87 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Red Star Belgrade | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Ferencváros | 39 | (2) |
| 2021 | Al-Ain | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Dinamo Batumi | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Accra,[1] he played in Italy with Vicenza Calcio youth team in the season 2010–11.[2] In summer 2011 he was on trials at Serbian champions FK Partizan, however, after staying for a month in the club, in early August he left and joined another Serbian top-tier club, FK Vojvodina.[3] In Vojvodina he did not got a chance to debut in the league.
Napredak
During the following winter break, in 2012, he moved to FK Napredak Kruševac, playing back then in the Serbian First League but with ambitions of returning to the SuperLiga. This would be achieved at the end of the 2012–13 season when Napredak finished top, and thus won promotion to the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga.[4]
Red Star Belgrade
After five years playing with Napredak, Frimpong signed with Red Star Belgrade on 13 January 2017.[5] Frimpong scored first goal in his professional career in 3–1 victory over OFK Bačka on 13 August 2017.[6]
Ferencváros
On 16 June 2018, Frimpong moved to Hungarian side Ferencváros.[7]
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[8]
Dinamo Batumi
On 8 February 2022, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of Frimpong.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 December 2020[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vojvodina | 2011–12[12] | SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2011–12 | First League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | SuperLiga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | First League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | SuperLiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 93 | 0 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2016–17 | SuperLiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Ferencváros | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 55 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 3 | ||
- Including an appearance in the relegation play-off
Honours
Napredak
Red Star Belgrade
Ferencváros
References
- Abraham Frimpong Archived 2018-06-16 at the Wayback Machine at Srbijafudbal
- The Ghanaian duo were impressive for Napredak as they recorded a 2-0 win over Jagodina in the season's opener at Goal.com, 12-8-2013
- Frimpong napustio Partizan i otišao u Vojvodinu at Večernje novosti, 5-8-2011 (in Serbian)
- Abraham Frimpong at Soccerway
- Фримпонг Звездин at Red Star Belgrade official website, 13-1-2017 (in Serbian)
- "Rutina Zvezdinih rezervista pred Krasnodar: Dva prvenca u crveno-belom dresu, ali je Čeković skinuo magiju s Borjanovog gola (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "Frimpong a Fradiban!". Ferencvárosi TC official website (in Hungarian). 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
- "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong joins Saudi Arabian powerhouse Al Ain - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong swaps Ferencvaros for Saudi giants Al Ain". GhanaSoccernet. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "ხვალიდან თურქულ შეკრებაზე 28 წლის განელი მცველი - აბრაჰამ ფრიმპონგი შემოგვიერთდება". facebook.com/DinamoBatumi1923 (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Batumi Facebook. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- "FK Vojvodina 2011–12". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- "Ghana - A. Frimpong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Al-Ain defender Abraham Frimpong to receive league medal from former side Ferencvaros". GhanaWeb. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
- Frimpong Abraham stats at utakmica.rs
- Abraham Frimpong at FootballDatabase.eu
- Abraham Frimpong at Soccerbase
- Abraham Frimpong at Soccerway