Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Ghana national team.

Youth career

He started his career with Ghanaian side

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, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials by

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, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns. He also has a child name James Halto In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.

Club career

Buriram United

In February 2011, he joined

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side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in

, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club

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in December 2012. In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club

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on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions

for a fee of

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1 million. On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against

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; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss. In the 4–1 win over

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, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium. On 17 September Acheampong made his first

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appearance against Benfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.

Tianjin Teda

On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joined

side

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on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong.

Shenzhen FC

On 12 April 2021,

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announced that Acheampong had joined

International career

In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to Ghana national team for the international friendly match against

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. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August. On 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of the Ghana U-20's. In a match against Morocco U-20 in 2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1. On 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International goals

(Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Acheampong goal)

Honours

;Buriram PEA *

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: 2011 *

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: 2011,

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: 2011,

;RSC Anderlecht *

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: 2013–14, 2016–17 *

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Ghana U-20 *

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third Place:

Ghana * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2015

References

External links

Frank Acheampong profile
at R.S.C. Anderlecht website
Best Football Cleats
at imscouting.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheampong, Frank 1993 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Association football wingers Frank Acheampong R.S.C. Anderlecht players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Frank Acheampong Belgian First Division A players Chinese Super League players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in China Ghana under-20 international footballers Ghana international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 20th-century Ghanaian people 21st-century Ghanaian people