Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (born 15 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Peterborough & District League side Oakham United. Born in Ghana, he is a former youth international for England.

Early life

Twumasi was born in

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and moved to England at the age of nine. He grew up on the same

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Club career

Chelsea

Twumasi started his career as a Chelsea Youth Team player, eventually becoming

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. Twumasi signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in 2007 It was announced on 13 November 2009, that Twumasi had joined

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club

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

on a one-month loan deal. He made his

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debut on 14 November for Dagenham & Redbridge in their 1–0 away victory against Accrington Stanley. His loan was extended on 17 December, until 9 January 2010.

Peterborough United

Twumasi signed for League One club Peterborough United on a three-year contract on 1 July 2010. He signed from Chelsea on a free transfer.

Northampton Town

Since signing for the team he was a regular member of the first team squad but at the beginning of 2011–12 season he ruptured a cruciate knee ligament in a 3–0 win against

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and subsequently missed the rest of the season. He has since undergone knee reconstruction surgery. Twumasi was released at the end of the 2012–13 season by Northampton.

Yeovil Town

On 30 July 2013, Twumasi signed for

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side

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. Twumasi was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.

Newport County

On 25 June 2015, Twumasi signed for League Two club Newport County. He made his competitive debut for Newport on 11 August, versus

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in the Football League Cup first round. Twumasi made his league debut for Newport in the

match versus Stevenage on 15 August 2015. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.

Maidstone United

Twumasi made what he thought was a one-off appearance for

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against

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in the Kent Senior Cup in September 2016. However, a recent rule change meant that by playing for the Stones, he rendered himself unable to move to a

club until the transfer window opened in January 2017, scuppering a proposed move to

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. Twumasi subsequently decided to stay with part-time Maidstone in non league's top tier, the

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, while also setting up a football academy in his home country

. After making a number of impressive appearances for the club, Stones manager Jay Saunders revealed in late December 2016 that he did not expect the player to turn out for Maidstone again, citing that he still had Football League interest and was also busy setting up his academy. However, in early January 2017, Saunders declared that he expected Twumasi to now remain with the club.

Maidenhead United

Twumasi joined

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on a permanent deal on 17 November 2018.

Dover Athletic

On 25 June 2021, Twumasi joined fellow National League side

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following three seasons at Maidenhead. Following relegation, Twumasi left the club after one season.

International career

Twumasi is eligible to represent either Ghana, where he was born, or England, where he grew up from the age of nine. He represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and

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levels. He played at the

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and

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. Before a match between England under-20s and their Ghanaian counterparts in the U-20 World Cup in 2009, Twumasi stated he has no doubts over his allegiance, saying: "The game will be emotional, but I'm English now and that's who I want to play for, so there will be no love lost between us."

Personal life

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Twumasi, Seth Nana Living people 1990 births Footballers from Accra English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Ghanaian men's footballers English people of Ghanaian descent Chelsea F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Greater London Ghanaian emigrants to England