Lawrence Agyekum
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liefering
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 WAFA 41 (5)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2022– → Liefering (loan) 37 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023

Lawrence Agyekum (born 23 November 2003) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian side Liefering on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

WAFA

Agyekum started his career with West African Football Academy, he was promoted to the senior team in December 2019.[1][2][3] He made his debut on 24 January 2020, after coming on for Michael Danso Agyemang in a 2–1 loss to Liberty Professionals.[4] The 2019–20 season was however cancelled due to the restrictions to control the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. He made 5 league appearances before the league was cancelled.[3] Prior to the restart of the league, he was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 season.[1][2] He scored his debut goal on 24 February 2021, after scoring the third goal in the 92nd minute in a 3–1 victory over Karela United.[5] Agyekum was adjudged the man of the match after putting up a good performance in a league match against Elmina Sharks even though WAFA lost by 1–0.[6]

RB Salzburg

On 7 February 2022, Agyekum signed a contract with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2026 and was assigned to Red Bull's partner club Liefering.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Wafa announce 26 man squad list for 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season". GhanaWeb. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Lawrence Agyekum - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Liberty Professionals FC - 2020-01-24 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Week 16 Match Report- WAFA 3-1 Karela United". GhanaSoccernet. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "WAFA SC teen Lawrence Agyekum bags MoTM gong in defeat against Elmina Sharks". GhanaSoccernet. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "New signing on deadline day" (Press release). Red Bull Salzburg. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.


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