Frank Acheampong

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Frank Acheampong
Acheampong with Ghana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Frank Opoku Acheampong[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993[1]
Place of birth Asante Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Dalian Yingbo
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2010 King Faisal Babes
2010–2011 Berekum Chelsea
2011–2013 Buriram PEA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Buriram PEA 56 (19)
2013 → Anderlecht (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2017 Anderlecht 116 (13)
2017 → Tianjin TEDA (loan) 12 (4)
2018–2020 Tianjin TEDA 74 (30)
2021–2023 Shenzhen FC 60 (18)
2024–2025 Henan FC 54 (17)
2026– Dalian Yingbo 15 (5)
International career‡
2012–2013 Ghana U20 5 (0)
2012–2018 Ghana 23 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2015 Guinea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15,00, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993 as Asante Mampong[2]) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo.[3]

Youth career

He started his career with Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes, 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.[4] In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.

Club career

Buriram United

In February 2011, he joined Thai League T1 side Buriram United. After his impressive performance in Thai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish club Celtic in December 2012.[5] In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian champions R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €1 million.[6] 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. 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.

Tianjin TEDA

On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joined Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA on a six-month loan deal.[7] He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong.[8]

Shenzhen FC

On 12 April 2021, Shenzhen FC announced that Acheampong had joined the team on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract.[9] The club was dissolved in January 2024.[10]

Henan FC

On 9 February 2024, Acheampong joined Chinese Super League club Henan FC.[11] On 12 January 2026, the club announced his departure after the 2025 season.[12]

Dalian Yingbo

On 24 February 2026, Acheampong joined Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo.[13]

International career

In August 2012, Acheampong was called up to Ghana 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 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of the Ghana U-20's. In a match against Morocco U-20 in 2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1.

On 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana against Japan in a friendly match.

Personal life

Frank Opoku Acheampong married his girlfriend Momie on 15 December 2019 at Peduase Valley.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Buriram United 2011 Thai Premier League 2274271——3310
2012 Thai Premier League 34122151611[a]14816
Total 56196312261118126
Anderlecht (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 0000—000[b]000
Anderlecht 2013–14Belgian Pro League24321—600[b]0324
2014–15Belgian Pro League35241—801[b]0483
2015–16Belgian Pro League28510—94—389
2016–17Belgian Pro League29320—163—476
Total 1161392—3971016522
Tianjin TEDA (loan) 2017 Chinese Super League 12400———124
Tianjin TEDA 2018 Chinese Super League 261700———2617
2019 Chinese Super League 30910———319
2020 Chinese Super League 18441———225
Total 863451———9135
Shenzhen FC 2021 Chinese Super League 22530———255
2022 Chinese Super League 24800———248
2023 Chinese Super League 14500———145
Total 601830———6318
Henan FC 2024 Chinese Super League 24310———253
2025 Chinese Super League 301431———3014
Total 541741———5818
Dalian Yingbo 2026 Chinese Super League 15500———155
Career total 38710627712245821473124
  1. Appearances in Kor Royal Cup
  2. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 30 May 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 201210
201311
201560
201661
201770
201820
Total232
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Acheampong goal.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 September 2013International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Japan1–01–3Friendly
224 March 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Mozambique1–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Acheampong in 2014 with Anderlecht

Buriram PEA

RSC Anderlecht

Ghana U-20

Ghana

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "Frank Acheampong, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. "Ghana - F. Acheampong - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. "Video: Manchester City swoop for Ghana prodigy 'Messi' – GHANAsoccernet.com". GhanaSoccerNet.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. "Celtic drop interest in Ghana winger Frank Acheampong". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. "Anderlecht reject Lierse loan bid for Ghana's Acheampong – Goal.com". Goal.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG TREKT NAAR TIANJIN TEDA FC". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. "FRANK ACHEAMPONG GETRANSFEREERD NAAR TIANJIN TEDA". R.S.C. Anderlecht (in Dutch). 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. "Frank Acheampong signs four-year deal with Chinese side Shenzhen FC". GhanaWeb. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. "深圳队官宣解散：未能通过准入，无法继续征战职业联赛" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. "公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. "河南队官方：阿奇姆彭、卡多索等10名球员合同到期离队" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. "官方：大连英博签下阿奇姆彭；球员上赛季为河南贡献15球3助攻" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  14. Owusu-Mensah, Jeffrey (16 December 2019). "Black Stars player Frank Acheampong weds; stars attend in their numbers". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  15. Frank Acheampong at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  16. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 – News – Three A's see Ghana finish third – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. "Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015 – MyJoyOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.