Thomas Partey
Ghanaian footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Teye Partey (born 13 June 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ghana national team.[5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Teye Partey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 30)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Krobo Odumase, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Odometah[4] | ||
2012 | Leganés | ||
2012–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Atlético Madrid | 132 | (12) |
2013–2014 | → Mallorca (loan) | 37 | (5) |
2014–2015 | → Almería (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2020– | Arsenal | 91 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Ghana | 47 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:53, 18 October 2023 (UTC) |
Partey began his professional career at Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2013, going on loan to Mallorca and Almería, and returned to Atlético in 2015, with whom he won the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2018, as well as appearing in the 2016 UEFA Champions League final. In 2020, he joined Arsenal in a transfer worth £45 million (€50 million), becoming the most expensive Ghanaian player of all time.
A Ghanaian international, Partey represented his nation at three Africa Cup of Nations (2017, 2019, and 2021) and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He was named into the CAF Team of the Year in 2018, and won Ghana Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019.