Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
Career
Youth and college
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
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
Club
- As of match played 28 June 2021[10]
| 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 | ||
- ^ a b 2020 U.S. Open Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
References
- ^ "Emanuel Twumasi". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Ema Twumasi Bio - Wake Forest Men's Soccer - WakeForestSports.com". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Francis Atuahene". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.
- ^ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
- ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
- ^ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
External links
- Wake Forest Profile Archived 2018-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Ema Twumasi at Major League Soccer
- Ema Twumasi at USL Championship
- Ema Twumasi at Soccerway