Solomon Twene

Ghanaian professional footballer

Solomon Twene (born 1 August 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ghanaian Premier League side Dreams F.C.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Twene started his career playing for Wassaman United in the Ghana Division One League. He later joined Nzema Kotoko, playing for them in the same league.

Al-Shorta SC

Twene joined Sudanese top flight side Al-Shorta SC El-Gadarif in 2019, playing for them for one season. He scored four goals in the 2019–20 season in the Sudanese Premier League.[3][4]

Dreams FC

Twene moved back to Ghana and joined Dreams FC ahead of the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season.[3][4] He signed a three-year contract on a free transfer after successfully passing his mandatory medical check up on transfer deadline day.[3][4] He became the second Nzema Kotoko player to join Dreams after club's all-time top-scorer Agyenim Boateng Mensah signed for them.[5] He was named on the team's squad list as the league was set to restart.[6][1] On 16 November 2020, he made his debut in a goalless draw against International Allies, playing the full 90 minutes in the process.[7]

International career

In January 2014, Twene was called up to the Ghana national under-20 football team ahead of the qualifiers for the 2014 Africa Nations Youth Championship, he however did not make the cut for the final tournament.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Benaiah Elorm and Al-Smith Gary (13 November 2020). "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Solomon Twene - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Dreams FC snap up left-back Solomon Twene on transfer deadline day". GhanaWeb. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Dreams FC snap up left-back Solomon Twene on transfer deadline day". GhanaSoccernet. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (21 October 2020). "Former Nzema Kotoko left back Solomon Twene set to join Dreams FC". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League full squads: Dreams FC". GhanaSoccernet. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Dreams FC - 2020-11-16 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Thirty players called for Black Satellites trials". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Thirty players called-up to starting training for Ghana's U20 squad". GhanaSoccernet. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

External links

  • Solomon Twene at Global Sports Archive


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