Ema Twumasi
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_(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] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piast Gliwice | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| 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 | 23 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 22 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
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]
