Ema Twumasi
_(cropped).jpg) Twumasi with FC Dallas in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Twumasi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| 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) | 32 | (4) |
| 2025– | Piast Gliwice | 27 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:59, 29 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
Career
Youth and college
Twumasi played high school soccer at the Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, where he was named the Connecticut Boys' Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015.[2]
Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[3] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[4]
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.[5]
Professional
On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[6] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[7] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[8]
On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[10]
He was released by Dallas following their 2024 season.[11]
After spending the first half of 2025 without a club, he joined Polish top flight club Piast Gliwice on 25 June 2025.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2022 | MLS | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023 | MLS | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 1 | ||
| Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 2018 | USL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Austin Bold (loan) | 2019 | USL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 2020 | USL | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Piast Gliwice | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 168 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 181 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
- ↑ Three appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, one appearance in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs
References
- ↑ "Kadra" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ema Twumasi - Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ema Twumasi Bio - Wake Forest Men's Soccer - WakeForestSports.com". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "MLS draft: Major League Soccer announces 2018 Generation Adidas class | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ↑ "Francis Atuahene". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ Epperley, Drew (19 January 2018). "MLS Draft: FC Dallas trades up to select Francis Atuahene". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ Epperley, Drew (2 March 2018). "FC Dallas loans Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to OKC Energy FC". Big D Soccer. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "OKC Energy FC vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (12 June 2019). "AUSTIN BOLD FC RECEIVES FRANCIS ATUAHENE AND EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FROM FC DALLAS". Austin Bold FC.
- ↑ Communications, Austin Bold FC (6 March 2020). "AUSTIN BOLD FC ACQUIRES EMA TWUMASI ON LOAN FOR 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Austin Bold FC.
- ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2025 Season". FC Dallas.
- ↑ "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Nowym piłkarzem Piasta Gliwice został Emmanuel Twumasi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Ema Twumasi at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
External links
- Wake Forest Profile Archived 2018-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Ema Twumasi at Major League Soccer
- Ema Twumasi at USL Championship
- Ema Twumasi at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- Flint City Bucks players
- GPS Portland Phoenix players
- FC Dallas draft picks
- FC Dallas players
- OKC Energy FC players
- North Texas SC players
- Austin Bold FC players
- Piast Gliwice players
- USL League Two players
- USL League One players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football midfielder stubs