Richmond Ankrah
Ghanaian footballer (born 2000)
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Richmond Tetteh Ankrah (born 22 February 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richmond Tetteh Ankrah | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selangor | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Accra Lions | ||
| 2022– | Selangor II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Accra Lions | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | Selangor | 24 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Penang (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
Career
Accra Lions
Ankrah began his career with Accra Lions academy. He was part of the club to win the title in the 2020–21 Ghana Division One and help the club earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League next season.[2]
Selangor
On 23 March 2022, Ankrah was loaned to Malaysia Super League side Selangor for the remainder of their 2022 season, and being initially assigned to the reserve team.[3][4] On 5 July 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior squad, and made his debut against Melaka United with a 2–0 away loss in the league match.[5][6] Halfway throughout the season, Ankrah loaned move was made permanent. His first goal for Selangor came on 16 November, in a 3–1 home win against Terengganu in the first leg of the Malaysia Cup semi-finals tie.[7]
Penang (loan)
On 28 March 2024, Ankrah signed for another Malaysia Super League club Penang on loan for the 2024–25 season.[8]
2025
Career statistics
- As of 27 May 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accra Lions | 2021–22 | Ghana Premier League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Selangor | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Penang (loan) | 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two & ASEAN Club Championship
