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Nana Ofori-Twumasi Personal information Full name Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi Date of birth 15 May 1990 Place of birth Accra, Ghana Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Northampton Town Number 16 Youth career 2009 ?– Chelsea Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Chelsea 0 (0) 2009–2010 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 8 (2) 2010–2011 Peterborough United 11 (0) 2011 → Northampton Town (loan) 11 (0) 2011– Northampton Town 2 (0) National team‡ 2005–2006 England U16 5 (0) 2006–2007 England U17 15 (0) 2007 England U18 1 (0) 2009 England U20 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 2 December 2009 (UTC)Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (born 15 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northampton Town.
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Early life
Ofori-Twumasi was born in Accra, Ghana and moved to England at the age of nine.[1][2] He grew up on a housing estate in west London.[1]
Club career
Chelsea
Ofori-Twumasi started his career as a Chelsea Youth Team player, eventually becoming captain.[1] Ofori-Twumasi signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in 2007.
It was announced on 13 November 2009, that Ofori-Twumasi had joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal.[3] He made his Football League debut on 14 November for Dagenham & Redbridge in their 1–0 away victory against Accrington Stanley.[4] His loan was extended on 17 December, until 9 January 2010.[5]
Peterborough United
Ofori-Twumasi signed for League One club Peterborough United on a three-year contract on 1 July 2010. He signed from Chelsea on a free transfer.[6]
International career
Despite being born in Ghana, Ofori-Twumasi represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.[1][2][3] Before England under-20s faced Ghana under-20s Ofori-Twumasi stated he has no doubts over his allegiance and said; "The game will be emotional, but I’m English now and that’s who I want to play for, so there will be no love lost between us."[2]
Family
Ofori-Twumasi's younger brother, Jeffrey Twumasi currently plays for Hayes & Yeading United.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nana Ofori-Twumasi". Chelsea FC. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheReservesProfiles/0,,10268~900396,00.html. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ a b c Veevers, Nicholas (28 September 2009). "No split loyalties". Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/MensUnder20s/MatchCentre/Ghana%20v%20England/MatchPreviews/nana_280909.aspx. Retrieved 16 November 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Dagenham snap up Chelsea defender". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/8358304.stm. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Accrington 0–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8328175.stm. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Seth loan extended". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 17 December 2009. http://www.daggers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10692~1908556,00.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Peterborough United sign Premier League youngsters". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8779362.stm. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
External links
- Dagenham & Redbridge profile
- Nana Ofori-Twumasi career stats at Soccerbase
- Nana Ofori-Twumasi – FIFA competition record
2 Ofori-Twumasi • 3 Reid • 4 Lansbury • 5 Pearce • 6 Smith • 7 Welbeck • 8 Rose • 9 Murphy • 10 Moses • 11 Porritt • 12 Gosling • 13 Smithies • 14 Woods • 15 Spence (c) • 16 Hoyte • 17 Plummer • 18 Franks • 19 Chambers • 20 Elito • 21 Foderingham • Coach: Peacock
•2 Trippier • 3 Parkes • 4 Clayton • 5 Kelly • 6 Mee • 7 Brandy • 8 Walker (c) • 9 Nimely • 10 Woods • 11 Marshall • 12 James • 13 Oxley • 14 Briggs • 15 Hoyte • 16 Ofori-Twumasi • 17 Obika • 18 Baldock • 19 Gardner • 20 Tutte • 21 Parish • Coach: Eastick
•Northampton Town F.C. – current squad 1 S. Walker · 2 Young · 3 Corker · 4 Crowe · 5 Tozer · 6 Webster · 7 Davies · 8 Robinson · 9 Berahino · 10 Akinfenwa · 11 Holt · 12 Wedderburn · 13 P. Walker · 14 Johnson · 15 Turnbull · 16 Nana · 17 Jacobs · 18 Purcell · 19 Kaziboni · 21 Built · 22 McKoy · 23 Pozgain · 24 Salihu · 25 Westwood · 26 Hall · 27 Savage · 28 Langmead · 29 Arthur · 31 Niven · Manager: Johnson
Categories:- Living people
- 1990 births
- People from Accra
- English footballers
- Ghanaian footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- England youth international footballers
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