Grace Acheampong (born 6 September 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BIIK Kazygurt and the Ghana women's national football team. She previously played for Ashtown Ladies and Ampem Darkoa Ladies.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grace Acheampong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) m[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BIIK Kazygurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ashtown Ladies | |||
| Ampem Darkoa Ladies | |||
| BIIK Kazygurt | |||
| International career | |||
| Ghana | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAcheampong was born in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana. Acheampong started her career in Ghana where she played for Ashtown Ladies, before joining Ampem Darkoa Ladies where she eventually gained prominence.
At Ampem Darkoa she helped the team win double, the Ghana Women's Premier League and the Ghana Women's FA Cup in the 2021–22 season, in the process being adjudged the League's Best Player of the Season.[2][3]
In July 2023, Acheampong moved to BIIK Kazygurt in Kazakhstan.
Between 2016 and 2018, Acheampong was a member of Ghana's under-17 team, the Black Princesses. In 2016, she was a key member of the squad that competed for Ghana at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing alongside Sandra Owusu Ansah.[4][5]
Between 2018 and 2020, she was a member of the Ghana under-20 team, the Black Maidens.[6][7] She was a member of the squad that played in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing alongside Ernestina Abambila, Evelyn Badu and Justice Tweneboaa.[8]
On 18 October 2021, Acheampong received a call-up into the senior women's team, the Black Queens for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria.[9]
References
edit- ^ Grace Acheampong at Soccerway
- ^ "Women' Premier League: Acheampong, Nana Adarkwah, Owusu to receive awards from Electroland Ghana". Ghanasoccernet. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "NASCO to award outstanding players & coach for 2021/2022 Women's League season". Ghana Football Association. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Black Maidens announce team for Korea DPR clash today". Daily Graphic. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Thirty-one Black Princesses players to resume camping on Friday". Ghana Football Association. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "30 players get Black Princesses' call up". Ghana Football Association. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018.
- ^ "AWCON qualifiers: Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo names Black Queens squad to face Nigeria". MyJoyOnline. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
External links
edit- Grace Acheampong at Global Sports Archive
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