Frank Wiafe Danquah

Frank Wiafe Danquah (born 14 October 1989) is a Dutch footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a forward for FC Lienden in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.[1]

Frank Wiafe Danquah
Personal information
Full name Frank Wiafe Danquah
Date of birth (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Lienden
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2006 Ajax
2006–2008 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2010 Ferencváros 6 (1)
2010–2012 Waasland-Beveren 2 (0)
2012 Newcastle Benfield
2012 Chabab 9 (1)
2013 Brașov 6 (1)
2013 Târgu Mureș 5 (0)
2014–2015 Achilles '29 28 (3)
2015–2016 FC Lienden 30 (12)
2016–2017 Fortuna Sittard 11 (0)
2017– FC Lienden 54 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2019

Club career

Frank Wiafe Danquah began in the youth teams of Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He was given then a trial by Newcastle United and signed with them a youth contract in July 2006.[2] He impressed in the reserves and became the reserves' topscorer and on 8 July 2008 he signed a 2-year professional contract with Newcastle United.[3]

When Wiafe Danquah’s contract expired in the summer of 2010 he was not given a new contract and instead joined Ferencváros in Hungary. His contract with the club was disbanded though due to financial problems in late 2010. On 17 February 2011 he joined Waasland-Beveren in Belgium.[4] In February 2013 he moved to Romania, when he signed a 6-month contract with Brașov.[5]

In September 2014, Wiafe Danquah signed for Achilles '29 until the end of the 2014–15 season.[6] He joined FC Lienden for the 2015/16 Topklasse season[7] and moved to Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard the next season,[8] only to return to Lienden in January 2017.[9]

References
  1. Frank Wiafe Danquah at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Frank Wiafe Danquah Bio". nufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. "Newcastle sign youngster Wiafe Danquah". soccernews.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. "W-B rondt komst Frank Wiafe Danquah af" (in Dutch). waasland-beveren.be. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. Kortom - Persboycot Steaua, Grindheim naar Vålerengen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  6. "Zijler en Wiafe strijken neer bij Achilles'29". www.jupilerleague.nl (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. FC Lienden versterkt zich met spits Wiafe, gelderlander.nl, 16 August 2015
  8. FRANK WIAFE WIL BIJ FORTUNA 'LAATSTE KANS' GRIJPEN - Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch)
  9. Wiafe verlaat Fortuna en vertrekt naar Lienden - 1Limburg (in Dutch)


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