Frank Acheampong
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frank Opoku Acheampong | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Asante Mampong, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger, Wing-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | King Faisal Babes | ||
| 2010–2011 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Buriram United | 65 | (32) |
| 2013– | Anderlecht | 108 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Ghana | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 9 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht, and the Ghana national team.
He started his career with Ghanaian side, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials by Sheikh Mansour, who owns the English side Manchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns. In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.
In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Archeampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012. In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.
On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million. On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht against KSC Lokeren; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss.
In the 4–1 win over KAA Gent, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium.
In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to the national team for the international friendly match against China PR in Xi'an. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August. On 17 September Acheampong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Benfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.
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