Solomon Twene
Solomon Twene (born 1 August 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ghanaian Premier League side Dreams F.C.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Twene started his career playing for Wassaman United in the Ghana Division One League. He later joined Nzema Kotoko, playing for them in the same league.
Al-Shorta SC
[edit]Twene joined Sudanese top flight side Al-Shorta SC El-Gadarif in 2019, playing for them for one season. He scored four goals in the 2019–20 season in the Sudanese Premier League.[3][4]
Dreams FC
[edit]Twene moved back to Ghana and joined Dreams FC ahead of the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season.[3][4] He signed a three-year contract on a free transfer after successfully passing his mandatory medical check up on transfer deadline day.[3][4] He became the second Nzema Kotoko player to join Dreams after club's all-time top-scorer Agyenim Boateng Mensah signed for them.[5] He was named on the team's squad list as the league was set to restart.[6][1] On 16 November 2020, he made his debut in a goalless draw against International Allies, playing the full 90 minutes in the process.[7]
International career
[edit]In January 2014, Twene was called up to the Ghana national under-20 football team ahead of the qualifiers for the 2014 Africa Nations Youth Championship, he however did not make the cut for the final tournament.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Benaiah Elorm and Al-Smith Gary (13 November 2020). "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Solomon Twene - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dreams FC snap up left-back Solomon Twene on transfer deadline day". GhanaWeb. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dreams FC snap up left-back Solomon Twene on transfer deadline day". GhanaSoccernet. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (21 October 2020). "Former Nzema Kotoko left back Solomon Twene set to join Dreams FC". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League full squads: Dreams FC". GhanaSoccernet. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Dreams FC - 2020-11-16 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Thirty players called for Black Satellites trials". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Thirty players called-up to starting training for Ghana's U20 squad". GhanaSoccernet. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Solomon Twene at Global Sports Archive
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