1. Emmanuel Yaw Frimpong was born on 10 January 1992 and is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
33 Facts About Emmanuel Frimpong
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Emmanuel Frimpong began his career at Arsenal, where he won a FA Youth Cup and two Premier Academy League titles.
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Emmanuel Frimpong played for English sides Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Fulham.
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In January 2014, Frimpong moved to Barnsley, then to Russian team Ufa in September of that year.
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Emmanuel Frimpong then featured for Arsenal Tula and subsequently that of AFC Eskilstuna of the Swedish Allsvenskan.
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Emmanuel Frimpong holds both a Ghanaian and a British passport.
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Emmanuel Frimpong was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but moved to Tottenham at a young age where he was originally discovered by Arsenal and enrolled at the Hale End Academy at the age of nine alongside fellow graduate Jack Wilshere.
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Emmanuel Frimpong attended Gladesmore Community School in Tottenham until he was 14, when he left to focus on playing football full-time at Arsenal's youth academy.
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Emmanuel Frimpong began his Arsenal career in their youth academy aged nine.
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Emmanuel Frimpong scored against Coventry City, in 2007, and Milton Keynes Dons, amongst others.
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On 22 May 2009, Emmanuel Frimpong was injured on the quarter-hour mark of the FA Youth Cup Final against Liverpool and was substituted.
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Emmanuel Frimpong went on to win a league and cup double as Arsenal went on to win the Youth Cup together with that of the Premier Academy League of 2009.
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Emmanuel Frimpong again won the League with Arsenal in the following year being 2010.
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On 19 August 2010, Emmanuel Frimpong injured an anterior cruciate ligament in training and was out injured for nine months.
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Emmanuel Frimpong made his Premier League debut for Arsenal in their match against Newcastle United on 13 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Tomas Rosicky.
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On 16 August 2011, Emmanuel Frimpong came on as a second-half substitute for Rosicky again, this time in the UEFA Champions League match against Udinese.
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Emmanuel Frimpong made his first start in the Premier League on 20 August 2011 against Liverpool, but ended up being sent off in the 69th minute of the match after receiving a second yellow card for a challenge on Lucas.
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On 1 January 2012, it was confirmed that Emmanuel Frimpong had joined fellow Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.
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Emmanuel Frimpong was then returned from his loan early to Arsenal, as his injury would rule him out for the rest of his time at Wolves.
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On 19 November 2012, Emmanuel Frimpong joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a six-week loan deal until 1 January 2013 and a few weeks later, on 25 January 2013, joined Fulham on a season-long loan deal.
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Emmanuel Frimpong joined Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2014.
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Emmanuel Frimpong went straight into the squad for the Yorkshire derby against Sheffield Wednesday, but was sent off after 31 minutes.
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On 1 September 2014, Emmanuel Frimpong signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.
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On 8 August 2016, Emmanuel Frimpong signed two-year contract with Arsenal Tula.
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On 21 February 2017, Emmanuel Frimpong signed a two-year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side AFC Eskilstuna.
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On 17 August 2017, Emmanuel Frimpong signed a two-year contract in Cyprus with Ermis Aradippou.
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Emmanuel Frimpong played six matches with England's under-16 team in 2007.
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Later that month, Emmanuel Frimpong received his first call-up for the England under-21 team.
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On 6 September 2011, it was announced by the Ghana Football Association that Emmanuel Frimpong has pledged his future to Ghana.
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Emmanuel Frimpong made his Ghana international debut on 24 March 2013 during a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Sudan.
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Emmanuel Frimpong was compared with Alex Song and other African midfielders who have much pace and stamina.
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Emmanuel Frimpong has been called a younger version of Michael Essien because of his hard work in the defensive midfielder role.
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Emmanuel Frimpong appeared in court in May 2024 following a variety of tenant harassment allegations, including peering through his tenant's blinds.