Eric Ofori Antwi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Ofori Antwi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legon Cities | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Amidaus Professionals | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Asante Kotoko | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Medeama | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Legon Cities | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hearts of Oak | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U20 | 11 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 | |||
Eric Ofori Antwi (born 30 October 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Legon Cities in the Ghana Premier League. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up as a number one goalkeeper and to be a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]
Club career
[edit]Antwi signed for Amidaus Professionals on 1 January 2012.[3] In January 2015, he signed for Asante Kotoko from Amidaus Professionals.
On 3 August 2022, Ofori Antwi joined Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak.[4] On 1 September 2023, he suffered an injury that would keep him out for the first 12 matches of the season.[5]
International career
[edit]In 2013, Ofori Antwi was appointed the number one goalkeeper of the Ghana U20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and was crowned as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 December 2013
| Team | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cup |
Continental Competition1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amidaus | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Asante Kotoko | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1African competitions include the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup.
2Other tournaments include none to date.
Honours
[edit]Ghana U20
- African Youth Championship runner-up: 2013
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2013
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Black Satellites goalie Eric Ofori Antwi picks MVP after AYC semis win". GhanaFA.org. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Hearts of Oak complete signing of experienced goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kenneth (1 September 2023). "Hearts of Oak goalie Ofori Antwi injured; Check when he will return". Get Sports Gh. Retrieved 6 October 2023.