1. Thomas Teye Partey was born on 13 June 1993 and is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ghana national team.
16 Facts About Thomas Partey
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Thomas Partey was named into the CAF Team of the Year in 2018, and won Ghana Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
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Thomas Partey signed with Atletico Madrid in 2012, after a short spell with Leganes, and was moved to the reserves a year later.
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On 10 March 2013, Thomas Partey was called up to the main squad for the match against Real Sociedad.
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On 27 July 2014, Thomas Partey joined La Liga side Almeria on a loan.
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Thomas Partey signed a contract extension with Atletico Madrid through 2022 on 14 February 2017.
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Thomas Partey was given the number 18 shirt, which had been vacated by Nacho Monreal the previous season.
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In February 2022, Thomas Partey was named Arsenal's player of the month.
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Thomas Partey scored an outside-the-box shot against Nottingham Forest on 23 November 2024.
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In May 2016, Thomas Partey was called up for the first time to the Ghana national team by manager Avram Grant, ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mauritius.
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Thomas Partey was chosen in Kwesi Appiah's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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Thomas Partey won Ghana Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
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Ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, as well as for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Thomas Partey was named Ghana's vice-captain.
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In November 2022, Thomas Partey was called up to the 26-man Ghana squad that would compete in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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In March 2022, because of his Moroccan girlfriend, Sara Bella, Thomas Partey converted to Islam.
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In June 2022, Thomas Partey was made a chief of the Manya Krobo people of the Eastern Region of Ghana by their paramount chief, Nene Sakite II, as a reward for captaining the team to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification at the expense of neighbours Nigeria.