 Acheampong withGhana in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frank Opoku Acheampong[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asante Mampong,Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward /Wing-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Henan FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | King Faisal Babes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Berekum Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Buriram PEA | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Buriram PEA | 56 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →Anderlecht (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Anderlecht | 116 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Tianjin TEDA | 74 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Shenzhen FC | 60 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Henan FC | 46 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Ghana | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 26 June 2016 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993 as Asante Mampong[2]) is a Ghanaian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forChinese Super League clubHenan FC and theGhana national team.[3]
He started his career with Ghanaian sideKing Faisal Babes, under the direction of Romain Krider, his first coach. He was invited for trials bySheikh Mansour, who owns the English sideManchester City, to his base in Abu Dhabi, to be observed by Al-Jazeera, the other club he owns.[4] In 2010, he was on trial for Croatian club NK Osijek but he couldn't obtain a work permit.
In February 2011, he joinedThai League T1 sideBuriram United. After his impressive performance inThai League T1, Acheampong was invited for a trial with Scottish clubCeltic in December 2012.[5] In January 2013 Acheampong moved to Belgian clubR.S.C. Anderlecht on a loan spell until the end of the 2012–2013 season.
On 16 April 2013, Acheampong signed for the Belgian championsR.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of€1 million.[6] On 28 July, Acheampong made his first appearance for Anderlecht againstKSC Lokeren; he came on in the 70th minute in a 2–3 loss. In the 4–1 win overKAA Gent, he came on in the 69th minute and scored his first goal in Belgium. On 17 September Acheampong made his firstUEFA Champions League appearance againstBenfica; he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute; it ended as a victory for Benfica.
On 13 July 2017, Anderlecht announced that Acheampong had joinedChinese Super League sideTianjin TEDA on a six-month loan deal.[7] He made his debut on 22 July 2017. He scored four goals in 12 appearances in the 2017 season which secured Tianjin Teda's stay in the top flight for the next season. On 8 November 2017, Tianjin Teda exercised the option to permanently sign Acheampong.[8]
On 12 April 2021,Shenzhen FC announced that Acheampong had joined the team on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract.[9] The club was dissolved in January 2024.[10]
On 9 February 2024, Acheampong joinedChinese Super League clubHenan FC.[11]
In August 2012, Acheampong was called up toGhana national team for the international friendly match againstChina PR inXi'an. He made his debut in the starting lineup while Ghana drew 1–1 with China on 15 August.
On 23 September 2012, he was made the captain of theGhana U-20's. In a match againstMorocco U-20 in2013 African Youth Championship qualification, he scored twice as the Ghana U-20's won the match 4–1.[citation needed]
On 10 September 2013, Acheampong scored his first international goal for Ghana againstJapan in a friendly match.
Frank Opoku Acheampong married his girlfriend Momie on 15 December 2019 at Peduase Valley.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Buriram United | 2011 | Thai Premier League | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2012 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 48 | 16 | ||
| Total | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 26 | ||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anderlecht | 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 22 | |||
| Tianjin TEDA (loan) | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Tianjin TEDA | 2018 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 17 | ||||
| 2019 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||||
| 2020 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 34 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 91 | 35 | |||||
| Shenzhen FC | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||||
| 2023 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 63 | 18 | |||||
| Henan FC | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 58 | 18 | |||||
| Career total | 372 | 101 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 458 | 119 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2013 | International Stadium Yokohama,Kanagawa, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium,Accra,Ghana |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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