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Abraham Frimpong

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Abraham Frimpong
Frimpong (5) with Red Star Belgrade in 2018
Personal information
Full name Abraham Akwasi Frimpong
Date of birth (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Batumi
Youth career
2010–2011 Vicenza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Vojvodina 0 (0)
2012–2016 Napredak Kruševac 87 (0)
2017–2018 Red Star Belgrade 25 (1)
2018–2021 Ferencváros 39 (2)
2021 Al-Ain 9 (0)
2022– Dinamo Batumi 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022

Abraham Akwasi Frimpong (born 6 April 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dinamo Batumi.

Career

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Born in Accra,[1] he played in Italy with Vicenza Calcio youth team in the season 2010–11.[2] In summer 2011 he was on trials at Serbian champions FK Partizan, however, after staying for a month in the club, in early August he left and joined another Serbian top-tier club, FK Vojvodina.[3] In Vojvodina he did not got a chance to debut in the league.

Napredak

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During the following winter break, in 2012, he moved to FK Napredak Kruševac, playing back then in the Serbian First League but with ambitions of returning to the SuperLiga. This would be achieved at the end of the 2012–13 season when Napredak finished top, and thus won promotion to the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

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After five years playing with Napredak, Frimpong signed with Red Star Belgrade on 13 January 2017.[5] Frimpong scored first goal in his professional career in 3–1 victory over OFK Bačka on 13 August 2017.[6]

Ferencváros

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On 16 June 2018, Frimpong moved to Hungarian side Ferencváros.[7]

On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[8]

Al-Ain

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On 1 February 2021, Frimpong joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ain on a three-year deal.[9][10]

Dinamo Batumi

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On 8 February 2022, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of Frimpong.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 19 December 2020[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vojvodina 2011–12[12] Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Napredak Kruševac 2011–12 Serbian First League 9 0 — — — 9 0
2012–13 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2014–15 17 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 19 0
2015–16 Serbian First League 18 0 2 0 — — 20 0
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Total 87 0 5 0 — 1 0 93 0
Red Star Belgrade 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 14 0 3 0 — — 17 0
2017–18 11 1 2 0 3 0 — 16 1
Total 25 1 5 0 3 0 — 33 1
Ferencváros 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13 1 1 0 2 0 — 16 1
2019–20 19 0 2 0 5 0 — 26 0
2020–21 7 1 1 0 5 0 — 13 1
Total 39 2 4 0 12 0 — 55 2
Career total 151 3 14 0 15 0 2 0 182 3
  1. ^ Including an appearance in the relegation play-off

Honours

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Napredak

Red Star Belgrade

Ferencváros

References

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  1. ^ Abraham Frimpong Archived 16 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Srbijafudbal
  2. ^ The Ghanaian duo were impressive for Napredak as they recorded a 2-0 win over Jagodina in the season's opener at Goal.com, 12 August 2013
  3. ^ Frimpong napustio Partizan i otišao u Vojvodinu at Večernje novosti, 5 August 2011 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ a b c d Abraham Frimpong at Soccerway
  5. ^ Фримпонг Звездин at Red Star Belgrade official website, 13 January 2017 (in Serbian)
  6. ^ "Rutina Zvezdinih rezervista pred Krasnodar: Dva prvenca u crveno-belom dresu, ali je Čeković skinuo magiju s Borjanovog gola (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Frimpong a Fradiban!". Ferencvárosi TC official website (in Hungarian). 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong joins Saudi Arabian powerhouse Al Ain - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ghana's Abraham Frimpong swaps Ferencvaros for Saudi giants Al Ain". GhanaSoccernet. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  11. ^ "ხვალიდან თურქულ შეკრებაზე 28 წლის განელი მცველი - აბრაჰამ ფრიმპონგი შემოგვიერთდება". facebook.com/DinamoBatumi1923 (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Batumi Facebook. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ^ "FK Vojvodina 2011–12". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Ghana - A. Frimpong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Al-Ain defender Abraham Frimpong to receive league medal from former side Ferencvaros". GhanaWeb. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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