Patrick Agyemang
Encyclopedia
Patrick Agyemang is a footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers
as a striker. He has been capped 4 times by the Ghana national team
, scoring one goal.
Agyemang's former clubs include Preston North End
and Wimbledon
.
in a deal in the region of £300,000 from Gillingham
after spending less than a year at Priestfield
.
The forward
made his name at Wimbledon
, where he came through the ranks and went on to make 116 appearances and scored 22 goals
.
Agyemang went on to make 31 appearances in his first season, chipping in with four goals but finished the campaign behind Cresswell
and Nugent
in the pecking order.
This season the former Wimbledon
striker
has made 49 appearances, although 25 came from the substitutes bench but he did finish the season as second leading scorer
with 6.
His good form earned him a recall to the Ghana
squad, three years after his last and only other appearance, he went on to pick up three caps
for his country but was left out of the final 23 man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
.
Agyemang spent much of his first seasons at Deepdale
making appearances from the bench – however injuries to key players saw him start games early in the 2006/07 season, scoring a memorable winner against West Bromwich Albion.
Agyemang was nicknamed 'Dave' shortly after this arrival by supporters following an internet poll on QPR fans' site Loft For Words and despite the player himself objecting to his new moniker, the name has stuck and now used by both fans and players.
Agyemang initially flourished after joining QPR and scored eight goals in his first six league games for QPR, the richest goalscoring form of his career, though this has later been attributed to a 'tear in the fabric of reality'. He has scored just six times in 55 appearances for the club since and has suffered prolonged spells out of the side with injury.
On 25 January 2010, Agyemang signed on loan for Bristol City
until the end of the 2009–10 season
.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=37090 against Nigeria
on 30 May 2003 in the 4-Nation LG Cup, hosted by Nigeria
. He scored for Ghana
, just 3 minutes into his debut. Ghana lost the game 3–1. Recently, he played for Ghana in the Pre-2006 World Cup International Friendly against Mexico
on 1 March 2006. He however lost out on a place in the final 2006 FIFA World Cup
Ghana team. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=102710
(Correct as of 4 September 2011)
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
as a striker. He has been capped 4 times by the Ghana national team
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, scoring one goal.
Agyemang's former clubs include Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
.
Club career
Agyemang joined Preston North EndPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
in a deal in the region of £300,000 from Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
after spending less than a year at Priestfield
Priestfield
Priestfield may refer to:* Priestfield, Wolverhampton, an area of Wolverhampton, UK* Priestfield tram stop on the Midland Metro line* Priestfield, Herefordshire, a village...
.
The forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
made his name at Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
, where he came through the ranks and went on to make 116 appearances and scored 22 goals
Goal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
.
Agyemang went on to make 31 appearances in his first season, chipping in with four goals but finished the campaign behind Cresswell
Cresswell
-Surname:* Arthur Cresswell, brother of Fen Cresswell* Sir Cresswell Cresswell, English judge and politician* Daryn Cresswell, Australian rules footballer* Fen Cresswell, New Zealand cricketer* Gordon Cresswell, fictional character from JAG...
and Nugent
Nugent
Nugent is a surname.Those bearing it include:* Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet , British soldier & colonial governor* Laval Nugent von Westmeath , Irish-born Austrian soldier...
in the pecking order.
This season the former Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
has made 49 appearances, although 25 came from the substitutes bench but he did finish the season as second leading scorer
Scorer
A scorer in the sport of cricket is someone appointed to record all runs scored, all wickets taken and, where appropriate, number of overs bowled. In professional games, in compliance with the Laws of Cricket, two scorers are appointed, most often one provided by each team.The scorers have no say...
with 6.
His good form earned him a recall to the Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
squad, three years after his last and only other appearance, he went on to pick up three caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for his country but was left out of the final 23 man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
.
Deepdale
Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum. Preston North End are one of the founder members of the Football League.- History :...
making appearances from the bench – however injuries to key players saw him start games early in the 2006/07 season, scoring a memorable winner against West Bromwich Albion.
QPR
In January 2008 Agyemang left Preston and signed for Queens Park Rangers, for a nominal fee, on a four and a half year contract.Agyemang was nicknamed 'Dave' shortly after this arrival by supporters following an internet poll on QPR fans' site Loft For Words and despite the player himself objecting to his new moniker, the name has stuck and now used by both fans and players.
Agyemang initially flourished after joining QPR and scored eight goals in his first six league games for QPR, the richest goalscoring form of his career, though this has later been attributed to a 'tear in the fabric of reality'. He has scored just six times in 55 appearances for the club since and has suffered prolonged spells out of the side with injury.
On 25 January 2010, Agyemang signed on loan for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
until the end of the 2009–10 season
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
.
International career
Agyemang made his International debut for GhanaGhana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=37090 against Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
on 30 May 2003 in the 4-Nation LG Cup, hosted by Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. He scored for Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, just 3 minutes into his debut. Ghana lost the game 3–1. Recently, he played for Ghana in the Pre-2006 World Cup International Friendly against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
on 1 March 2006. He however lost out on a place in the final 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
Ghana team. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=102710
Career statistics
| Discipline |
|---|
| Queens Park Rangers | > 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 2 !! 0 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 19 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 19 !! 2 | 0 |
| Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
Loan | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 7 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 7 !! 0 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 17 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 21 !! 3 | 0 |
| Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 20 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 23 !! 2 | 0 |
| Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 17 |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 18 !! 9 | 0 |
| Preston North End | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 22 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 22 !! 4 | 0 |
| Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 31 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 33 !! 7 | 0 |
| Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 42 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | ! 49 !! 6 | 0 |
| Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 27 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | ! 31 !! 4 | 0 |
| Gillingham | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 13 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 14 !! 2 | 0 |
| Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 20 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 20 !! 6 | 0 |
| Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 26 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 28 !! 7 | 0 |
| Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 33 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | ! 36 !! 6 | 0 |
| Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 32 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 35 !! 4 | 0 |
| Division One Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... > 29 |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | ! 37 !! 5 | 0 |
| Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Loan | Division Two Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... > 12 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ! 13 !! 0 | 0 |
(Correct as of 4 September 2011)
External links
- QPR Profile
- PNE Profile
- Ghana Football Association – official website