Junior Agyekum
Personal information
Full name Akwasi Agyekum
Date of birth (2002-03-03) March 3, 2002
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Calgary West SC
Springbank SC
2018–2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Thompson Rivers WolfPack 33 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Rivers FC
2023 Atlético Ottawa 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 25, 2023

Akwasi "Junior" Agyekum (born March 3, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player.

Early life

Agyekum began playing youth soccer with Calgary West SC, later joining Springbank SC.[1] In August 2018, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, after impressing the club's academy coaches at the Whitecaps’ Southern Alberta Academy Centre.[1]

University career

In 2021, Agyekum began attending Thompson Rivers University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] After his rookie season, he was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team.[3] In 2022, he helped TRU win the national title.[4][5] At the national championship tournament he was named the Nike Top Performer in two of three TRU matches at nationals, including the final,[6] also being named championship MVP and selected to the tournament all-star team.[7][8] He was also named TRU's Male Athlete of the Year that season.[9][10]

Club career

In 2022, Agyekum played with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.[11][12]

At the 2023 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Atlético Ottawa.[13][14] In April 2023, he signed a U Sports development contract with the club, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility.[15][16] He became the first Thompson Rivers University player to sign a U Sports contract.[17] While with Ottawa, he participated in community outreach, visiting the club's youth affiliate clubs.[18] In late June 2023, he departed the club by mutual consent.[19][20]

References

  1. 1 2 Strasser, Scott (November 20, 2018). "Former Springbank player suits up for Whitecaps Academy". Airdrie Today.
  2. ↑ "Akwasi Agyekum TRU profile". Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
  3. ↑ "Three members of the 'Pack earn Canada West honours". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. October 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "WolfPack claim first U SPORTS title in shootout thriller". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. November 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (December 29, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa Draft Pick Agyekum: 'I Want To Take It As Far As Possible'". Northern Tribune.
  6. ↑ "Championship MVP Agyekum selected in CPL – U SPORTS draft". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. December 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hastings, Marty (December 28, 2022). "Junior eyes jump from Kamloops to Ottawa". Kamloops This Week.
  8. ↑ "Sauvé and Agyekum win championship MVP, named U SPORTS soccer athletes of the week". U Sports. November 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Agyekum, Young highlight annual WolfPack Awards Night while two new inductees join the TRU Athletics Hall of Fame". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. April 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Agyekum inks CPL-U SPORTS Development Contract". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. April 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa draft 2022 U Sports Championship MVP and local striker". Atlético Ottawa. December 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs U-Sports product Junior Agyekum". Atlético Ottawa. April 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ Donnelly, Adam (December 15, 2022). "WolfPack's Agyekum taken 8th overall in Canadian Premier League draft". CFJC-TV.
  14. ↑ Keen, Jon (December 15, 2022). "TRU Wolfpack standout taken in first round of CPL soccer draft". CHNL.
  15. ↑ Kaisar, Victor (April 14, 2023). "TRU's Akwasi Agyekum signs CPL-U SPORTS development contract with Atlético Ottawa". CHNL.
  16. ↑ Jacques, John (April 14, 2023). "Draft Pick Agyekum Signs With Atletico Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  17. ↑ Hastings, Marty (April 17, 2023). "Agyekum of WolfPack inks program-first CPL-U Sports contract". Kamloops This Week.
  18. ↑ "Atleti in the Community: Zachary Roy and Junior Agyekum visit Seaway Valley Soccer Club". Atlético Ottawa. June 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Roster Update: Atlético Ottawa release midfielder Junior Agyekum". Atlético Ottawa. June 28, 2023.
  20. ↑ Jacques, John (June 28, 2023). "Atletico Ottawa Parts Ways With Draft Pick Agyekum". Northern Tribune.
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