Dennis Agyare "Denny" Antwi (born 12 January 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Najaf.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Agyare Antwi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Talaba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Accra Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2011–2013 | Kelantan FA | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Perlis FA (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2013 | Inter Allies | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Rosengård 1917 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Jerv | 26 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Start | 29 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Åsane (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2019 | Trelleborg | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Taawon | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Naft | (16) | |
| 2023 | Al-Safa | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al-Talaba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAntwi started his career with Accra Academy in 2009.
Kelantan FA
editAntwi signed with Malaysian Super League giant Kelantan FA for two years contract for 2012 Malaysia Super League seasons.[1] He makes great appearances with Kelantan in the Super League. He also was the 5th Ghanaian footballer ever to play for Kelantan FA after Edward Aboagye, Enock Bentil, Ishaq Debrah and Emmanuel Okine. The team had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they have won treble which is Malaysia Super League championship, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. Domestically, TRW have won the Malaysia Super League Championship on 2 occasions, most recently in the 2012 season, 2 Malaysia Cup titles, 2 Malaysia FA Cup titles, 1 Charity Shield and 1 Malaysia Premier League title.2012 was their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the team lost in the quarter final to Erbil SC.
Loan to Perlis FA
editAfter a season played for Kelantan, Antwi was loan to Malaysian Premier League based club, Perlis FA caused of his young age. However, he was terminated his contract with Kelantan and back to Ghana.
Inter Allies
editAntwi joins newly promoted club, International Allies F.C. which competing in the Ghana Premier League.
FC Rosengård 1917
editHe signed in January 2014 with Swedish Division 2 Östra Götaland side FC Rosengård 1917.[2]
Jerv
editIn August 2015, Antwi signed a 1.5 year contract with Norwegian OBOS-ligaen side FK Jerv.[3] In his first season, he played 11 times and scored four goals in OBOS-ligaen. He also scored one goal and played in all four play-off matches for promotion to top flight Tippeligaen, just to see his team lose the final match of the play-off against local rivals IK Start 3-1 after a 1–1 draw at home.[4]
After netting five goals in 15 league appearances for Jerv in the 2016 season, Antwi signed for IK Start at the end of July 2016 in a controversial transfer.[5] Initially he signed a pre-contract, which would bring him to Start on a free transfer on 1 December 2016.[6] Then the player himself publicly announced that he wanted to move to neighbouring club Start immediately, and the clubs agreed upon a compensation fee expected to be around 500 000 Norwegian kroner (around €55 000 at the time).
Antwi played a total of 32 official games and scored 10 goals for Jerv.[7]
Start
editAfter signing with Start at the end of July 2016, Antwi made his Tippeligaen debut against Sarpsborg 08 as a 67th-minute substitute. Start went on to lose Antwi's debut game 1–0, which meant they extended the number of games without winning in Tippeligaen to 33, in the number 33's 33rd game in Norwegian football.[8] Antwi scored only one goal, a tap-in in an away fixture against Lillestrøm SK, in 11 appearances in his debut sesong in Tippeligaen. His debut goal will be remembered for Antwi being attacked by a Lillestrøm fan after celebrating in front of the home supporters, Kanarifansen.[9]
Antwi was loaned out to Åsane Fotball in February 2018, and returned to Start at the end of 2018.[10]
Trelleborg
editAfter being released from IK Start, Antwi signed for Superettan club Trelleborgs FF on 23 March 2019.[11] He left the club at te end of the years.[12]
Al-Safa
editOn 25 July 2023, Antwi joined Saudi First Division club Al-Safa.[13]
Al-Talaba
editInternational career
editAntwi once attended a national training camp with the Ghana national under-23 football team for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification. However, he was never chosen for the final squad.
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | I-League | 15 | 11 | — | — | 2[a] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 |
| Career total | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in IFA Shield
Honours
editGokulam Kerala
Individual
- I-League Team of the season: 2020–21
References
edit- ^ "Kelantan ikat tiga pemain import - Liga Malaysia - Sinar Harian". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Truppen: FC Rosengård A-lag, Herr". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Ny spiss på plass i Jerv". Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Play-off final leg 2
- ^ Antwi to Start
- ^ "Antwi to Start at end of season". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Dennis Antwi stats
- ^ Sarpsborg forlenget Starts pinlige rekke uten seier
- ^ "Overfalt av supporter: – Jeg var redd". 23 October 2016.
- ^ Overganger i OBOS-ligaen vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 13 December 2018
- ^ Välkommen Dennis Antwi, trelleborgsff.se, 23 March 2019
- ^ Albin Nilsson, Noah Christoffersson och Dennis Antwi lämnar Trelleborgs FF, trelleborgsff.se, 26 November 2019
- ^ "اكتمل النصاب بالهداف دينيس انتوي".
- ^ "رسميا.. الطلبة يتعاقد مع الغاني دينيس أنتوي". 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
edit- Denny Antwi at WorldFootball.net
- Denny Antwi at Soccerway