Eric Ofori Antwi

Eric Ofori Antwi

Personal information
Full name	Eric Ofori Antwi[1]
Date of birth	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Tamale, Ghana
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Legon Cities
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2011	Red Bull Ghana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Amidaus Professionals	17	(0)
2014–2017	Asante Kotoko	15	(0)
2017–2021	Medeama	30	(0)
2021–2022	Legon Cities	5	(0)
2022–	Hearts of Oak
International career^‡
2013	Ghana U20	11	(0)
Medal record Professionalism in association football  Ghana Runner-up African Youth Championship 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021

Eric Ofori Antwi (born 30 October 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Legon Cities in the Ghana Premier League. In 2013, coach Sellas Tetteh called him up as a number one goalkeeper and to be a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[2]

Club career

Antwi signed for Amidaus Professionals on 1 January 2012.^[3] In January 2015, he signed for Asante Kotoko from Amidaus Professionals.

On 3 August 2022, Ofori Antwi joined Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak.^[4] On 1 September 2023, he suffered an injury that would keep him out for the first 12 matches of the season.^[5]

International career

In 2013, Ofori Antwi was appointed the number one goalkeeper of the Ghana U20 national team for the 2013 African Youth Championship and was crowned as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2013

Team	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		Continental Competition^1		Other Tournaments^2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amidaus	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Asante Kotoko	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

¹African competitions include the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup.
²Other tournaments include none to date.

Honours

Ghana U20

• African Youth Championship runner-up: 2013
• FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2013

Individual

• African Youth Championship Most Valuable Player: 2013^[3]

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. "Ghana names final squad for U-20 finals". GhanaFA.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
3. "Black Satellites goalie Eric Ofori Antwi picks MVP after AYC semis win". GhanaFA.org. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
4. "Hearts of Oak complete signing of experienced goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
5. Kenneth (1 September 2023). "Hearts of Oak goalie Ofori Antwi injured; Check when he will return". Get Sports Gh. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links

• Eric Ofori Antwi at Sports Illustrated