Richmond Antwi

Richmond Antwi (born 7 August 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played as a forward for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC.

Richmond Antwi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2017–2018	Tema Stars Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Al Khartoum	20	(11)
2020	Al-Merrikh	14	(7)
2021	Legon Cities	13	(1)
2022	Phoenix Rising	21	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2022

Club career

Early career

Richmond began his football career with a youth club Tema Sports Youth in Tema. Richmond later moved to Al Khartoum FC in Sudan. He stayed at Al Khartoum FC for a season, played a lot of games and won the league goal king^[1] for the 2018–2019 season. Richmond got huge attention nationwide because of his outstanding performance. Richmond helped Al Khartoum FC to finish 3rd on the league table and later joined Al-Merrikh SC.

Al-Merrikh

In January 2020, Richmond was transferred to Sudan Premier League club Al-Merrikh SC on a deal to end the season.^[2] He tallied 7 goals in 14 league matches, emerging as one of the top front men in the league as Al-Merrikh clinched a league title.^[3]

Legon Cities

In February 2021, Richmond signed for Legon Cities FC.^[4]

Phoenix Rising

Antwi joined Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship in December 2021.^[5] Antwi led Phoenix Rising in goals per minutes played, however his contract option for 2023 was declined at the conclusion of the 2022 season.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2021

Club	League		Cup		Continental		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Khartoum FC	20	11	4	6	0	0	24	17
Al-Merrickh SC	14	7	0	0	0	0	14	7
Legon Cities FC	9	1	1	2	0	0	10	3
Career Total	43	19	5	8	0	0	45	27

Honours

Al-Merrikh

• Sudan Premier League winner: 2019-2020^[7]

Individual

• Sudan Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2018-2019 season^[8]