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Ghanaian footballer

Ema Twumasi

Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Twumasi
Date of birth (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Youth career
2008–2012 Right to Dream Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 47 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Michigan Bucks 0 (0)
2017 GPS Portland Phoenix 0 (0)
2018–2024 FC Dallas 103 (1)
2018 Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 Austin Bold (loan) 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[3]

While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[4]

On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]

On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[9]

He was released by Dallas following their 2024 season.[10]

As of match played 28 June 2021[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2018 MLS 1 0 1 0 2 0
2019 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020 MLS 4 0 [a] 1[b] 0 5 0
2021 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 2018 USL 6 0 0 0 6 0
Austin Bold (loan) 2019 USL 19 4 0 0 1[c] 0 20 4
2020 USL 14 1 [a] 14 1
Total 33 5 0 0 1 0 34 5
Career total 48 5 1 0 2 0 51 0
  1. ^ a b 2020 U.S. Open Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

  3. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs

  4. ^ "Emanuel Twumasi". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

  5. ^ "Ema Twumasi Bio - Wake Forest Men's Soccer - WakeForestSports.com". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

  6. ^ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

  7. ^ "Francis Atuahene". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

  8. ^ Epperley, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

  9. ^ Epperley, Drew (March 2, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer.

  10. ^ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

  11. ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (June 12, 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.

  12. ^ Communications, Austin Bold FC (March 6, 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.

  13. ^ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2025 Season". FC Dallas.

  14. ^ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.