Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akwasi Agyekum | ||
Date of birth | March 3, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Calgary West SC | |||
Springbank SC | |||
2018–2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Thompson Rivers WolfPack | 33 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022 | Rivers FC | ||
2023 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 25, 2023 |
Akwasi "Junior" Agyekum (born March 3, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player.
Agyekum began playing youth soccer with Calgary West SC, later joining Springbank SC. [1] In August 2018, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, after impressing the club's academy coaches at the Whitecaps’ Southern Alberta Academy Centre. [1]
In 2021, Agyekum began attending Thompson Rivers University, where he played for the men's soccer team. [2] After his rookie season, he was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team. [3] In 2022, he helped TRU win the national title. [4] [5] At the national championship tournament he was named the Nike Top Performer in two of three TRU matches at nationals, including the final, [6] also being named championship MVP and selected to the tournament all-star team. [7] [8] He was also named TRU's Male Athlete of the Year that season. [9] [10]
In 2022, Agyekum played with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia. [11] [12]
At the 2023 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Atlético Ottawa. [13] [14] In April 2023, he signed a U Sports development contract with the club, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility. [15] [16] He became the first Thompson Rivers University player to sign a U Sports contract. [17] While with Ottawa, he participated in community outreach, visiting the club's youth affiliate clubs. [18] In late June 2023, he departed the club by mutual consent. [19] [20]
Along with some friends, he started the Cleats4kids foundation, to help give the less fortunate better access to soccer. [21]