Enock Atta Agyei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Buduburam, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horoya | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Windy Professionals | 29 | (17) |
| 2016 | Medeama | 16 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Azam | - | (-) |
| 2019– | Horoya | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana U17 | |||
| 2019 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021 | |||
Enoch Atta Agyei (born 5 January 1999) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Horoya AC.[1] Agyei started his career playing for Windy Professionals, he was one the highly rated youngsters on the local scene, winning the most promising player of the Division One League after scoring 17 goals in 29 appearances. He joined Medeama for a season, before joining Tanzanian club Azam.[2] After three seasons he joined Horoya, where he won the league in his debut season, following it up with another league title the following season.[3]
Club career
[edit]Windy Professionals and Medeama
[edit]Agyei started his career with Windy Professionals then in the Ghana Division One League. He scored 17 goals in 29 league appearances during the 2015 season. He put up an impressive individual performance however Windy Professionals were unfortunately relegated to the Division Two League.[4][5] He was adjudged the most promising player at the end of the season.[6] His performances in the league attracted suitors from the Ghana Premier Leagaue, especially Medeama, the reigning FA Cup champions. He was handed a trial with the club and after impressing head coach Tom Strand, he was signed on a permanent deal in November 2015.[5][4] During the 2016 Ghana Premier League season, he played 16 league matches and scored 2 goals along with winning the Ghana Super Cup after scoring the league champions Ashanti Gold.[7][8]
Azam
[edit]He later moved to Tanzanian club Azam FC in November 2016.[9][10] He however had to wait for over a year to make his debut after he was denied the opportunity to play due his pending paperwork.[11] He joined the team to form a formidable defense alongside compatriot Razak Abalora.[9]
Horoya
[edit]In June 2019, he joined Guinean top club Horoya AC.[1][12] He signed a five-year contract with the side after spending three seasons playing in the Tanzanian Premier League.[12] Upon his move to the club, he joined compatriot Patrick Razak.[12] In December 2019, he was named on the CAF Confederation Cup team of the week after putting in an impressive showdown to help Horoya AC overcome Djoliba AC with a 1–0 win in the group stages. He had four successful dribbles from five attempts along with placing second best in passing accuracy with an 87% succession rate.[13]
International career
[edit]After putting up impressive performances at Azam, he was given his first call up to the Ghana U20 national team in 2019 during the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers, helping Ghana to qualification ultimately for the competition 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[14][15] He was named on the team's squad for the competition.[16] During the competition he made three appearances as his side were eliminated in the group stages.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In May 2019, Agyei made donated football equipment to his former club Windy Professionls (Winneba Sports College) as part of his philanthropic projects and social responsibility to motivate the youngsters and team members.[17]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Medeama
- Ghana Super Cup: 2016[18]
Azam
- Kagame Interclub Cup: 2018
Horoya
- Guinée Championnat National: 2019–20, 2020–21[19][20]
Individual
[edit]- Division One League Most Promising Player: 2015[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Enock Atta Agyei - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Enock Atta Agyei : Ghanaian set to help Horoya in CAF Confederation Cup". Africa Top Sports. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian forward Enoch Atta Agyei clinches Guinea Premier League title with Horoya AC". GhanaSoccernet. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Medeama set to sign Windy Professionals sensation Enoch Atta Agyei". Nigeriasoccernet. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "High-flying Ghanaian striker Enoch Atta Agyei delighted to join Medeama". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b Association, Ghana Football. "King Solomon FC's Samudeen Ibrahim wins Player of the Season Award at GN Bank DOL Awards". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ashanti Gold vs. Medeama - 7 February 2016 - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Medeama beat Ashgold to emerge Super Cup champions - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b Jumaa, Zuber Karim (29 July 2016). "RASMI: Azam FC yakamilisha usajili wa Enock Atta Agyei kutoka Medeama". www.goal.com (in French). Goal. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Azam FC recruit Ghanaian striker". www.ippmedia.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Enoch Atta Agyei: The Young Azam FC Kid Turning Heads In The Tanzanian Mainland League". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Enoch Atta Agyei completes move to Horoya AC". GhanaWeb. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian star Enock Atta Agyei makes CAF Confederation Cup Team of the Week". GhanaSoccernet. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghana youth star Enoch Atta Agyei returns to Azam FC after international duty". GhanaSoccernet. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Tanzanian-based Ghanaian star Enoch Attah Agyei handed U-20 call up ahead of Benin qualifier". GhanaSoccernet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (24 January 2019). "Ghana unveil final squad for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations". www.goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ghana Youth International Enock Atta Adjei Donates To Winneba Sports College". 442 GH. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghana - E. Agyei - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". gh.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Former Medeama player Atta Agyei expresses delight in league title win". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (17 June 2021). "Ghanaian trio lift Guinea Premier League title with Horaya AC". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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External links
[edit]- Enock Atta Agyei at Soccerway
- Enock Atta Agyei at Global Sports Archive
- Enock Atta Agyei at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Medeama S.C. players
- Azam F.C. players
- Horoya AC players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Windy Professionals FC players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Guinea
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- People from Central Region (Ghana)
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen