Emmanuel Frimpong
Ghanaian footballer
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- Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong (Akan: frim- PONG ) (born 10 January 1992) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
- He also played for English sides Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Fulham.
- He then featured for Arsenal Tula and subsequently that of AFC Eskilstuna of the Swedish Allsvenskan.
- He holds both a Ghanaian and a British passport.
- He attended Gladesmore Community School in Tottenham until he was 14, when he left to focus on playing football full-time at Arsenal's youth academy.
Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong (Akan: frim-PONG) (born 10 January 1992) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career at Arsenal, where he won a FA Youth Cup and two Premier Academy League titles. He also played for English sides Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Fulham. In January 2014, Frimpong moved to Barnsley, then to Russian team Ufa in September of that year. He then featured for Arsenal Tula and subsequently that of AFC Eskilstuna of the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Although Frimpong represented England at youth level, in March 2013 he made his full international debut for Ghana, his country of birth. He holds both a Ghanaian and a British passport.
Early life
Frimpong was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but moved to Tottenham at a young age where he was originally discovered by Arsenal and enrolled at the Hale End Academy at the age of nine alongside fellow graduate Jack Wilshere. He attended Gladesmore Community School in Tottenham until he was 14, when he left to focus on playing football full-time at Arsenal's youth academy.
Club career
Arsenal
Frimpong began his Arsenal career in their youth academy aged nine. He scored against Coventry City, in 2007, and Milton Keynes Dons, amongst others. Arsenal added him to their reserve team in 2008, whereupon he made his debut for the reserves on 5 October 2009 against Chelsea. Frimpong as well as fellow academy member Jay Emmanuel-Thomas were on the bench for the match against Sheffield United.
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