Frimpong, Emmanuel

Emmanuel was born in Ghana , in the city of Kumasi . In early childhood, he moved with his family to the capital of England - London , where he settled in Tottenham . There he was spotted by the scouts of Arsenal. Until the age of 14, Frimpong attended a local school, but then dropped out to focus entirely on training at the Gunners Academy.

Arsenal

Frimpong was one of the key players in Arsenal’s junior squad that was second to none in the 2008/09 season. On October 5, 2009, Emmanuel made his debut for reserve in a match against Chelsea . In the summer of 2010, Frimpong spent the first time pre-season training with the main team and was able to prove himself excellently in friendly matches. However, his plans for the season were ruined by a serious injury. On August 19, 2010, Emmanuel received a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee and was out of action for 9 months. Due to the long recovery period, rental options were considered ^[2] , but in the end he remained at Arsenal and took part in friendly matches of the first team.

He made his debut in the championship of England on August 13, 2011 in a match against Newcastle , after he replaced Tomas Rosicki in the 85th minute ^[3] . On August 16, 2011 he made his debut in the Champions League . That day, the Gunners played against Udinese , and Frimpong came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute instead of the same Rosicki ^[4] . On August 20, 2011 he started the match against Liverpool in the starting lineup, but in the end he was removed at the 69th minute of the meeting for a foul on Lucas Leiva ^[5] .

Rent at Wolverhampton

On January 1, 2012, Emmanuel was rented by the Wolverhampton Wanderers Club until the end of the 2011/12 season ^[6] . In the match of the 20th round of the championship of England with the London Chelsea , which took place the next day, January 2, Frimpong made his debut for the team ^[7] .

On January 21, in a match with Birmingham Aston Villa , Emmanuel was injured. When drawing a corner kick at the goal of the “wolves”, the forward of the “lions” Stiliyan Petrov hit Frimpong with his foot in the head. After the incident, the midfielder was carried away from the field on a stretcher ^[8] . Suspicions of a zygomatic bone fracture initially appeared, but they were not confirmed. But the player was taken to the hospital for a more thorough examination ^[9] . Emmanuel himself tweeted : “Stop worrying about my health. I hope Petrov’s leg is in order after a collision with an iron face ” ^[10] . A few days later, the coach of the “wolves” announced that he was counting on Frimpong returning to training on January 27 ^[11] . However, in his next match for the “wolves,” which took place on February 4, Frimpong was injured in the cruciate ligament and dropped out before the end of the season ^[12] .

Charlton Athletic Rental

On January 1, 2013, Emmanuel rented the Charlton Athletic Championship Club ^[13] .

Rent at Fulham

On January 25, 2013, Frimpong was rented by the London Fulham until the end of the season ^[14] .

Barnsley

On January 31, 2014, Frimpong moved to Barnsley ^[15] .

Ufa

September 1, 2014 signed a three-year contract with Ufa ^[16] . He made his debut for the club on September 14 in a match against Krasnodar . Later it turned out that Frimpong was declared in the Premier League tournament and the Cup of Russia on the basis of a tourist visa, which is a gross violation of the rules. “Ufa” could receive technical defeats in all matches in which the legionnaire took part ^[17] .

In the opening match of the 2015/16 Russian Championship against Spartak Moscow, Frimpong was removed from the field for the indecent gesture shown to the fan after he called the player “monkey”. After the match, a scandal erupted that encouraged Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko not to inflate ^[18] .

April 4, 2016 by mutual agreement of the parties terminated the contract with the club ^[19] .

Arsenal Tula

In August, he moved to the Tula club as a free agent. The first time he entered the club on August 28, 2016 in the 5th round at the 69th minute of the match with Ural. Instead of a surname, Dench was written on his T-shirt. In 2011, Frimpong, along with his friend rapper Flying Beasle, launched his Dench clothing line. In jargon, the word "Dench" means "big," "cool," "cool."

March 8, 2019, the player announced the completion of his career at the age of 27 years ^[20] .

In the period from 2006 to 2008, he played for England before 16 and 17 years old. He played 6 matches for both teams, and scored his only goal for England under 16 in a match with the Germans. In August 2010, he was called up to the England youth team for a match with peers from Slovakia, but could not take part in it because of his injury. In a February 2011 interview, he said: “If they call me from the national team of my country and invite me to take part in one of its matches, then I will sit on my bike and get it from England to Ghana.” In August 2011, he received his first call to the England youth team , but the club did not let him go to this match.

On March 24, 2013, in a match with the Sudan national team (4-0), Frimpong made his debut in the Ghana national team ^[21] .

Emmanuel played both in the position of the defensive midfielder and in the position of the central midfielder. For his playing style, he was often compared to Alexander Song and Michael Essien .

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