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Thomas Agyepong

Thomas Agyepong
Personal information
Full name Thomas Agyepong[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Twente (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2018 → NAC Breda (loan) 39 (2)
2018–2019 → Hibernian (loan) 9 (1)
2019–2020 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2022 → Lommel (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024 Paide Linnameeskond 40 (1)
International career‡
2017– Ghana 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Thomas Agyepong (born 10 October 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger.[2] He has previously played on loan for Dutch clubs Twente and NAC Breda, Scottish club Hibernian and Belgian clubs Waasland-Beveren and Lommel. He has also made six full international appearances for Ghana national team.

Club career

Manchester City

Agyepong joined Manchester City in 2015 from the Right to Dream Academy.[3]

Loan to FC Twente

Agyepong was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie team FC Twente for the 2015–16 Eredivisie season.[4] He made his debut on 4 October, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to AZ Alkmaar.[5] His first start came on 24 October in a 3–1 loss to PSV Eindhoven playing 62 minutes.[6] A shoulder injury suffered in March required surgery, which ended his season.[7]

Loan to NAC Breda

On 10 July 2016, Agyepong signed on loan with Dutch second division team NAC Breda for the 2016–17 season.[8] He made his debut on 12 August, playing 61 minutes in a 2–1 win over Achilles '29.[9] On 2 December, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 92 minute of a 3–1 win over Almere City.[10]

Loan to Hibernian

In August 2018, Agyepong joined Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season, pending approval of a work permit application.[11] Agyepong missed much of the 2018–19 season due to knee and thigh injuries.[12][13]

Loan to Waasland-Beveren

In August 2019, Agyepong was loaned to Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

Loan to Lommel S.K.

In October 2020, Agyepong and teammate Aminu Mohammed joined Belgian First Division B side Lommel on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[15] Like his parent club, Lommel are owned by City Football Group.

International career

Agyepong made his debut for the Ghana national football team in a 5–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 11 June 2017.[16] He made four further appearances for Ghana during 2017, including two 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Congo.[17] Despite his injury problems during the 2018–19 season, Agyepong was included in the provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] He made the final squad and was selected for the first match, but suffered an injury after 36 minutes and did not play again in the tournament.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13:24, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Twente (loan) 2015–16[19] Eredivisie 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
NAC Breda (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 27 2 1 0 — 4[a] 1 32 3
2017–18 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
Total 39 2 2 0 — 4 1 45 3
Hibernian (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 9 1 — 1 0 — 10 1
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 14 0 1 0 — 0 0 15 0
Lommel (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2021–22 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
Total 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
Career total 89 4 3 0 1 0 4 1 97 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019[20]
Ghana national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 5 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
Total 6 0

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Thomas Agyepong Right to Dream graduate". righttodream.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Manchester City loan teenager Thomas Agyepong to Twente Enschede". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Performance of Star Players Abroad". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Talented Ghanaian youngster Thomas Agyepong makes full debut at FC Twente". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyepong's season has ended in Holland with shoulder injury". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Manchester City duo to join NAC Breda on loan". 10 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Achilles '29 vs NAC Breda 1-2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Manchester City loan star Thomas Agyepong on target for NAC Breda in Dutch second-tier". Ghana Soccernet. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Thomas Agyepong: Hibernian land Manchester City winger on loan". BBC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ Hardie, David (25 March 2019). "Hibs manager reveals hopes for Thomas Agyepong and gives David Gray fitness update". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b Hardie, David (23 May 2019). "Thomas Agyepong named in provisional Ghana squad for Africa Cup of Nations despite lack of action for Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  14. ^ a b Wales, Peter (6 August 2019). "Thomas Agyepong, ex-Hibs winger, seals move to Belgian top flight with Waasland-Beveren". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Welkon Agyepong & Aminu!". Lommel S.K. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Latest News". ghanafa.org.
  17. ^ "Agyepong, Thomas". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  18. ^ Thomas Agyepong at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Games played by Thomas Agyepong in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  20. ^ Thomas Agyepong at National-Football-Teams.com
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