Kwabena Joseph "Joetex" Asamoah Frimpong (born 17 April 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Frimpong was born in

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. He began his career in Nigeria with

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and El-Kanemi, where he became top scorer and earned a move to Enyimba F.C. He won the CAF African Champions League with Enyimba in 2003 and 2004, scoring a total of 14 goals, but he missed the 2005 competition through injury. He signed on loan for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nasr on 3 February 2006, with an option to make the deal permanent. He left the club on 7 April 2006, scoring three goals in ten appearances.MTN Football �
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, accessed 9 December 2006 Frimpong signed for

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of Tunisia later in 2006, and made an immediate impact in the group stages of the CAF Champions League. He scored a vital goal in the first-leg of the final In November 2006, Frimpong expressed a desire for a move to Europe and on 16 February 2007 his wish was granted, after he signed a three-year deal with Swiss Premier side

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. He made his league debut for the club on 25 February 2007, in a 3–1 victory over

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; Frimpong celebrated his debut with two goals. In September 2007, Frimpong was handed a four-match ban and given a fine of 1,100 US dollars after assaulting

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player

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during a league match. The Swiss FA decided not to give him the maximum six match ban after video evidence showed that he was provoked by Gjasula. On 6 September 2008, he was loaned to

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International career

Frimpong was initially invited to the Nigerian U-23 side, but was dropped when the coach was informed of his true nationality. Frimpong was a member of the Ghana Squad that played in the

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. He was however not selected into the Ghana Squad that played in the

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, having spent a large part of last year out injured and then failing to shine at the year's

in Egypt. On 7 February 2007, Joetex continued his excellent performances at the International level by scoring his 1st goal for

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in their 4–1 victory over

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in London

Frimpong Football Academy

He is the founder and chairman of the Football talents compan
Frimpong Football Academy
(since 2010), which is based in

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Honours

Enyimba *

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: 2003, 2004 * 2x

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* Nigerian Cup: 2005 CS Sfaxien *

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: 2006

References

External links

MTN CAF African Champions League Profile
*http://www.football.ch/sfl/777818/de/Kader.aspx?pId=731725 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frimpong, Joetex Asamoah 1982 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghana international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Association football forwards Swiss Super League players Nigeria Professional Football League players Saudi Professional League players Niger Tornadoes F.C. players Katsina United F.C. players Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. players El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Enyimba F.C. players Al Nassr FC players CS Sfaxien players BSC Young Boys players FC Luzern players FC Grenchen players FC Zürich players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Expatriate footballers in Nigeria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia