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My Take
Frank Acheampong is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. At 168 cm he was never going to overpower defenders, so he learned to outrun and outsmart them, carving a career from Belgium to the Chinese Super League on grit rather than physique. There is something compelling about a Ghanaian forward born in Asante Mampong who keeps reinventing himself across continents. I admire players who survive on intelligence and persistence instead of headlines, and that is his whole story. He may never top the record books, but the stubborn longevity of his journey is its own kind of achievement worth applauding.
Overview
Frank Opoku Acheampong (born 16 October 1993 as Asante Mampong) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yingbo.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Acheampong
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・アチェンポン
- Reading
- ふらんく・あちぇんぽん
- Born
- October 16, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Ghana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.