| Ema Twumasi | |
| Full Name: | Emmanuel Twumasi |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Wing-back, winger |
| Currentclub: | FC Dallas |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Right to Dream Academy |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| College1: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Collegecaps1: | 47 |
| Collegegoals1: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Michigan Bucks |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | GPS Portland Phoenix |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018– |
| Clubs3: | FC Dallas |
| Caps3: | 88 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Austin Bold (loan) |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 April 2024 |
Emmanuel "Ema" Twumasi (born 18 May 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.
Twumasi played two years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2016 and 2017.[2] He left college early to sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the MLS SuperDraft.[3]
While at college, Twumasi played with USL PDL sides Michigan Bucks and GPS Portland Phoenix in 2017, appearing for the latter in the US Open Cup.[4]
On 19 January 2018, Twumasi was selected 11th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5] On 2 March 2018, he was loaned to United Soccer League side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, appearing as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Tulsa Roughnecks.[7]
On 12 June 2019, Twumasi joined USL Championship side Austin Bold FC on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2020, it was announced that the loan would be extended for the 2020 season.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 2018 | USL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Austin Bold (loan) | 2019 | USL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2020 | USL | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||