Richmond Antwi

Richmond Antwi (born 7 August 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played as a forward for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.

Richmond Antwi
Antwi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2017–2018 Tema Stars Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Al Khartoum 20 (11)
2020 Al-Merrikh 14 (7)
2021 Legon Cities 13 (1)
2022 Phoenix Rising 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022

Club career

Early career

Richmond began his football career with a youth club Tema Sports Youth in Tema. Richmond later moved to Al Khartoum FC in Sudan. He stayed at Al Khartoum FC for a season, played a lot of games and won the league goal king[1] for the 2018–2019 season. Richmond got huge attention nationwide because of his outstanding performance. Richmond helped Al Khartoum FC to finish 3rd on the league table and later joined Al-Merrikh SC.

Al-Merrikh

In January 2020, Richmond was transferred to Sudan Premier League club Al-Merrikh SC on a deal to end the season.[2] He tallied 7 goals in 14 league matches, emerging as one of the top front men in the league as Al-Merrikh clinched a league title.[3]

Legon Cities

In February 2021, Richmond signed for Legon Cities FC.[4]

Phoenix Rising

Antwi joined Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship in December 2021.[5] Antwi led Phoenix Rising in goals per minutes played, however his contract option for 2023 was declined at the conclusion of the 2022 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 July 2021
Club League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Khartoum FC 201146002417
Al-Merrickh SC 1470000147
Legon Cities FC 911200103
Career Total 431958004527

Honours

Al-Merrikh

Individual

References
  1. "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".
  2. "Sudanese giants Al Merreikh sign Ghanaian prodigy Richmond Antwi".
  3. "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  4. "Legon Cities announce the signing of Richmond Antwi".
  5. "PHOENIX RISING FC SIGNS FORWARD RICHMOND ANTWI TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. Minnick, J. "Rising Declines 2023 Options on Richmond Antwi and Lamin Jawneh". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  8. "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.