Kwaku Frimpong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carshalton Athletic | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Leatherhead (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Dartford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Potters Bar Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Carshalton Athletic | 41 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 6 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kwaku Frimpong (born 6 November 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League premier division side Carshalton Athletic F.C. He had played on loan at Leatherhead, Carshalton Athletic, Dartford, Potters Bar Town and Metropolitan Police. He become a free agent on 30 June 2023 and subsequently signed for Isthmian League premier division side Carshalton Athletic F.C[2].
Career
[edit]Frimpong joined the Academy at AFC Wimbledon at the age of sixteen upon the recommendation of Ben Thatcher, after being released by Crystal Palace academy and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[3] He enjoyed a loan spell at Leatherhead in the first half of the 2021–22 season, which Wimbledon loan manager Michael Hamilton described as "testing... including having to fight for a place in the team, adjust to different managers, and display good resilience".[4] He joined another Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic on loan on 3 January 2022.[4] He scored his first goal at a senior level on 22 January, in a 5–4 defeat at Cray Wanderers.[5] However he tore his retinaculum in February, which saw him sidelined for two months, before he returned to fitness and enjoyed a "strong finish to the season".[6][7][3]
He made his first-team debut for AFC Wimbledon on 30 August 2022, when he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Paul Osew in a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa U21.[8] On 11 September, he joined National League South club Dartford on a one month loan.[9][1] He played 34 minutes for the club in a 3–1 win at Dover Athletic two days later.[1] He was sent off in an FA Cup second qualifying round defeat to Beckenham Town.[10] He scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon on 20 September, in a 3–2 home win over Crawley Town in the EFL Trophy;[11] he started the game at right wing-back and played his first full ninety minutes for the club.[12] He made his EFL League Two debut on 22 October, in a 2–1 win at Rochdale.[13] He had been called into the matchday squad by manager Johnnie Jackson following an injury to George Marsh.[14] Following a month loan spell with Potters Bar Town, Frimpong joined Metropolitan Police on loan until the end of the season in 2023. He was then released at the end of the season. In the summer Frimpong rejoined Carshalton on a permanent deal. He is now in his second full season at the club.
Style of play
[edit]The AFC Wimbledon website describes Frimpong as a "tough-tackling midfielder" but during his time at carshalton, he has shown a more offensive side to his game. Taking the game to the opposition, skills, dribbles, assists and good goals including one from his own half has shown football fans a different side to his game.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2021–22[15] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[16] | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2021–22[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Dartford (loan) | 2022–23[1][10] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Potters Bar Town (loan) | 2022–23 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division South |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carshalton Athletic | 2023-24 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| Career total | 68 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 84 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kwaku Frimpong at Soccerway
- ^ "Kwaku Frimpong signs". carshaltonathletic. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b c "Kwaku Frimpong - Midfielder - First team - AFC Wimbledon". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b Slavin, Chris (3 January 2022). "Kwaku makes New Year loan switch". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Cornell, Rob (24 January 2022). "Loan watch: Dons pair among the goals". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Loan watch: Kwaku makes his return". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Cornell, Rob (7 July 2022). "Cup-winning duo keen to learn from Johnnie's new signings". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon vs Aston Villa U21 on 30 Aug 22 - Match Centre - AFC Wimbledon". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Kwaku Frimpong". Dartford Football Club Official Website. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b Cornell, Rob (20 September 2022). "Kwaku's first week of highs and lows". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "REPORT | AFC WIMBLEDON 3-2 CRAWLEY TOWN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Cornell, Rob (21 September 2022). "Landmark goal heralds fresh start for Kwaku". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Match Report | Rochdale 1-2 AFC Wimbledon". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Dons duo on standby for Dale clash". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kwaku Frimpong in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kwaku Frimpong in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Leatherhead | Appearances | Kwaku Frimpong | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Kwaku Frimpong | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cardiff
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Leatherhead F.C. players
- Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Potters Bar Town F.C. players
- Metropolitan Police F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Welsh people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Black British sportsmen