Kwasi Okyere Wriedt

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Kwasi Okyere Wriedt
Wriedt in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2008 SC Hamm 02
2008–2009 SC Concordia Hamburg
2009–2013 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 FC St. Pauli II 58 (14)
2015–2016 LSK Hansa 34 (23)
2016–2017 VfL Osnabrück 39 (12)
2017–2020 Bayern Munich II 96 (69)
2017–2020 Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2020–2022 Willem II 42 (12)
2022– Holstein Kiel 41 (6)
2023–VfL Osnabrück (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 1 (0)
2018– Ghana 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (born 10 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück on loan from Holstein Kiel. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Bayern Munich[edit]

Wriedt made his debut for Bayern Munich on 25 October 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 101st minute for Thiago in an away match against RB Leipzig in the second round of the 2017–18 edition of the DFB-Pokal. The match finished 1–1 after extra time, with Bayern advancing after winning 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[2]

Willem II[edit]

On 1 July 2020, three days before the final match of the season, Wriedt joined Willem II on a three-year contract along with Bayern Munich II teammate Derrick Köhn.[3]

Holstein Kiel[edit]

Wriedt moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel on 20 January 2022, having agreed a contract until summer 2025.[4] Three days after signing for the club, he made his debut by coming on in the 74th minute for Benedikt Pichler in a 2–1 win Jahn Regensburg.[5] He scored his debut goal on 11 February 2022, coming on in the 69th minute to score a 90th-minute winner in a 3–2 victory over Erzgebirge Aue.[6]

On 23 June 2023, Wriedt agreed to return to VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan.[7]

International career[edit]

Wriedt received his first call-up to the Ghana national team on 9 May 2018, ahead of friendlies against Japan and Iceland.[8][9][10][11] He made his debut on 30 May 2018, coming on in the 82nd minute for Emmanuel Boateng in a 2–0 victory over Japan.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 28 May 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC St. Pauli II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 5 0 5 0
2013–14 31 9 31 9
2014–15 22 5 22 5
Total 58 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 14
LSK Hansa 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 34 23 1 2 35 25
VfL Osnabrück 2016–17 3. Liga 36 12 4 2 40 14
2017–18 3 0 3 0
Total 39 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 43 14
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 29 21 29 21
2018–19 34 24 34 24
2019–20 3. Liga 33 24 33 24
Total 96 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 69
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Willem II 2020–21 Eredivisie 24 8 1 0 0 0 25 8
2021–22 18 4 1 0 0 0 19 4
Total 42 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 12
Holstein Kiel 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 15 3 0 0 15 3
2022–23 26 3 1 0 27 3
Total 41 6 1 0 42 6
Career total 312 136 9 4 0 0 0 0 321 140
Notes
  1. ^ Includes the Lower Saxony Cup and DFB-Pokal

International[edit]

As of 29 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2018 2 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit]

Bayern Munich[15]

Bayern Munich II[15]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kwasi Okyere Wriedt at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "RB Leipzig – Bayern München 4:5 (DFB-Pokal 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ghanaian duo Wriedt and Kohn leave Bayern Munich to begin Willem II careers". ghanaweb.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Wriedt knipst ab sofort für Kiel". kicker (in German). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Ghanaian striker Kwasi Okyere Wriedt makes Holstein Kiel debut three days after joining club". GhanaSoccernet. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Ghanaian striker Kwasi Wriedt nets debut goal for Holstein Kiel". GhanaSoccernet. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "PER LEIHE AN DIE BRÜCKE: WRIEDT KEHRT ZUM VFL ZURÜCK" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Bayern Munich Striker Kwasi Okyere Wriedt Earns Black Stars Call Up". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Bayern Munich reserve striker Kwasi Wriedt called up to senior Ghana squad". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Video: German giants Bayern Munich confirm Ghana capture of striker Kwasi Wriedt". GhanaSoccernet. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (8 May 2018). "Bayern Munich youth star Wriedt chooses Ghana over Germany". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bayern Munich youngster Okyere Wriedt makes Ghana debut in win over Japan". GhanaSoccernet. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Kwasi Wriedt » Club matches". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Kwasi Okyere Wriedt". FuPa.net. FuPa GmbH. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b c "Ghana - K. Wriedt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  16. ^ "Wriedt ist "Spieler der Saison" – Hoeneß gewinnt Trainer-Wahl" [Wriedt is "player of the season" – Hoeneß wins manager vote]. German Football Association (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  17. ^ "3. Liga – Torjäger 2019/20" [3. Liga – Goalscorers 2019–20]. kicker.de (in German).

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