Brendan Wiredu
Personal information
Full name Brendan Nana Akwasi Sarpong Wiredu[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999
Place of birth Tower Hamlets, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Full-back
Wing-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2018 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2019 → Bromley (loan) 11 (0)
2019 → Colchester United (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 Colchester United 58 (2)
2022– Fleetwood Town 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Brendan Nana Akwasi Sarpong Wiredu (born 7 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fleetwood Town.[3]

Career

Charlton Athletic

Wiredu, who can play as a midfielder, full-back or wing-back,[2] made his debut for Charlton Athletic on 14 August 2018, coming on as a substitute for Albie Morgan in a 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[4] On 1 May 2019, his contract was extended until 2021.[5]

On 8 February 2019, he joined Bromley on loan until 9 March.[6] His loan was later extended until the end of the season.[7]

Wiredu then joined Colchester United on loan until January 2020.[8] He returned to Charlton on 3 January 2020.[9]

Colchester United

On 1 February 2021, Wiredu joined Colchester United on a permanent basis having previously spent time on loan with the club.[10] He scored his first professional goal in Colchester's 2–2 draw with Tranmere Rovers on 23 March 2021.[11]

On 5 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[12]

Fleetwood Town

On 21 June 2022, Wiredu joined Fleetwood Town on a three-year deal.[13]

Personal life

Born in London,[3] Wiredu is of Ghanaian descent.[14] He attended St Saviours primary school in Poplar and Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Secondary School in Shadwell.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2018–19[15] League One 0020101[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[16] Championship 0010100020
2020–21[17] League One 0000000000
Charlton Athletic total 0030201060
Bromley (loan) 2018–19[15] National League 110———110
Colchester United (loan) 2019–20[16] League Two 7000—3[lower-alpha 1]0100
Colchester United 2020–21[17] League Two 201———201
2021–22[18] League Two 38121104[lower-alpha 1]0452
Colchester United total 652211070753
Fleetwood Town 2022–23[19] League One 37160202[lower-alpha 1]1472
2023–24[20] League One 14220001[lower-alpha 1]0172
Fleetwood Town total 513802030642
Career total 1275131501111567
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Brendan Wiredu – Midfielder". Colchester United FC. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons vs. Charlton Athletic - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Young Addicks trio extend contracts". Charlton Athletic F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Academy graduate Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu joins Bromley on loan". Charlton Athletic F.C. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Squad update: Sarpong-Wiredu loan extended". Bromley F.C. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (2 September 2019). "New U's signing Wiredu 'can't wait to get started'". Gazette. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sarpong-Wiredu Returns To Charlton". Colchester United F.C. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Brendan Wiredu joins Colchester United on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Colchester United 2–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Colchester United: New deals for Tommy Smith, Junior Tchamadeu & Brendan Wiredu". BBC Sport. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Town sign midfielder Brendan Wiredu for a six-figure fee". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ghanaian youngster David Bremang grabs brace for Coventry City in English lower-tier league – Ghana Sports Online". 8 January 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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