Rodney Akowuah Antwi (born 3 November 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Novi Pazar. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Bulgaria, Egypt, Malta and Serbia.[1]

Rodney Antwi
Personal information
Full name Rodney Akowuah Antwi
Date of birth (1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Novi Pazar
Number 77
Youth career
De Volewijckers
Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Utrecht 4 (1)
2016 Jong FC Utrecht 14 (1)
2017–2019 Volendam 61 (9)
2019–2020 Tsarsko Selo Sofia 20 (9)
2020Wadi Degla (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Wadi Degla 13 (0)
2022 Inhulets Petrove 0 (0)
2022Jerv (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Spartak Varna 16 (1)
2023–2024 Hibernians FC 24 (3)
2024– Novi Pazar 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024

Club career

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Antwi is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut at 17 August 2014 in a 2-1 home win against Willem II.[3] One week later, he scored his first goal against Feyenoord Rotterdam in a 1-2 away win.[4] In the summer of 2019 he signed with newly promoted Bulgarian First League team Tsarsko Selo Sofia. On 26 July, he scored the historic first ever goal for the team in the top division of Bulgarian football, in the 1:3 loss against Dunav Ruse.[5] On 10 August, he also netted the two goals for the 2:0 victory against Botev Plovdiv, the first win in the top flight for the club.[6]

On 19 September 2022 he returned to Bulgaria, but this time joined Spartak Varna.[7]

On Sep 4, 2023 he went on a new adventure and joined the historic club from Malta Hibernians FC.

References

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  1. ^ ‘Ik had daar echt lijpe bedragen kunnen verdienen, maar er is geen weg terug’ voetbalzone.nl
  2. ^ "Rodney Antwi". Elite Football. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Utrecht vs. Willem II - 17 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Antwi bezorgt FC Utrecht zeldzame zege op Feyenoord". Voetbal International. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Dunav Ruse vs. Tsarsko Selo 3:1". flashscore.com. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ Petkov, Georgi (10 August 2019). "Ботев (Пд) - Царско село 0:2, втори гол на Антуи!". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ Спартак привлече нидерландски нападател
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