Richmond Antwi

Richmond Antwi
Antwi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2017–2018 Tema Stars Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Al Khartoum 20 (11)
2020 Al-Merrikh 14 (7)
2021 Legon Cities 13 (1)
2022 Phoenix Rising 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022

Richmond Antwi (born 7 August 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played as a forward for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.

Club career

Early career

Richmond began his football career with a youth club Tema Sports Youth in Tema. Richmond later moved to Al Khartoum FC in Sudan. He stayed at Al Khartoum FC for a season, played a lot of games and won the league goal king[1] for the 2018–2019 season. Richmond got huge attention nationwide because of his outstanding performance. Richmond helped Al Khartoum FC to finish 3rd on the league table and later joined Al-Merrikh SC.

Al-Merrikh

In January 2020, Richmond was transferred to Sudan Premier League club Al-Merrikh SC on a deal to end the season.[2] He tallied 7 goals in 14 league matches, emerging as one of the top front men in the league as Al-Merrikh clinched a league title.[3]

Legon Cities

In February 2021, Richmond signed for Legon Cities FC.[4]

Phoenix Rising

Antwi joined Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship in December 2021.[5] Antwi led Phoenix Rising in goals per minutes played, however his contract option for 2023 was declined at the conclusion of the 2022 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2021
Club League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Khartoum FC 20 11 4 6 0 0 24 17
Al-Merrickh SC 14 7 0 0 0 0 14 7
Legon Cities FC 9 1 1 2 0 0 10 3
Career Total 43 19 5 8 0 0 45 27

Honours

Al-Merrikh

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".
  2. ^ "Sudanese giants Al Merreikh sign Ghanaian prodigy Richmond Antwi".
  3. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  4. ^ "Legon Cities announce the signing of Richmond Antwi". Archived from the original on 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ "PHOENIX RISING FC SIGNS FORWARD RICHMOND ANTWI TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ Minnick, J. "Rising Declines 2023 Options on Richmond Antwi and Lamin Jawneh". PHXRisingFC.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Richmond Antwi wins the Sudan Premier League title with Al Merreikh SC".
  8. ^ "Former Sudanese Premier League goal-king Richmond Antwi must convince Baroka FC to earn deal".


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