Dennis Agyare "Denny" Antwi (born 12 January 1993) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Najaf.

Club career

Antwi started his career with

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ...

in 2009.

Kelantan FA

Antwi signed with Malaysian Super League giant

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club had a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu. The two east coast clubs were involved in the East Coast Derby. Their ...

for two years contract for

2012 Malaysia Super League The 2012 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the ninth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional association football, football league in Malaysia.

seasons. He makes great appearances with Kelantan in the Super League. He also was the 5th Ghanaian footballer ever to play for

after Edward Aboagye, Enock Bentil, Ishaq Debrah and Emmanuel Okine. The team had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they have won treble which is

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championship,

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and

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. Domestically, TRW have won the Malaysia Super League Championship on 2 occasions, most recently in the 2012 season, 2

titles, 2

titles, 1 Charity Shield and 1

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title.2012 was their debut playing in the

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. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the team lost in the quarter final to

Erbil SC Erbil Sports Club (, ) is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. Erbil are one of the most successful teams in Iraq, and the ...

Loan to Perlis FA

After a season played for Kelantan, Antwi was loan to Malaysian Premier League based club,

Perlis FA Perlis FA State Football Team (), also known as Perlis FA, was a football team based in Kangar, Perlis, run and managed by the Perlis Football Association (PFA). The team was founded in 1963. It was one of the 14 state teams of the Malaysia ...

caused of his young age. However, he was terminated his contract with Kelantan and back to Ghana.

Inter Allies

Antwi joins newly promoted club, International Allies F.C. which competing in the

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FC Rosengård 1917

He signed in January 2014 with Swedish Division 2 Östra Götaland side FC Rosengård 1917.

Jerv

In August 2015, Antwi signed a 1.5 year contract with Norwegian

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side

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. In his first season, he played 11 times and scored four goals in OBOS-ligaen. He also scored one goal and played in all four play-off matches for promotion to top flight

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, just to see his team lose the final match of the play-off against local rivals

IK Start Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start) is a Norwegian Association football, football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was ...

3-1 after a 1–1 draw at home. After netting five goals in 15 league appearances for Jerv in the 2016 season, Antwi signed for

at the end of July 2016 in a controversial transfer. Initially he signed a pre-contract, which would bring him to Start on a free transfer on 1 December 2016. Then the player himself publicly announced that he wanted to move to neighbouring club Start immediately, and the clubs agreed upon a compensation fee expected to be around 500 000 Norwegian kroner (around €55 000 at the time). Antwi played a total of 32 official games and scored 10 goals for Jerv.

Start

After signing with Start at the end of July 2016, Antwi made his

debut against

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

as a 67th-minute substitute. Start went on to lose Antwi's debut game 1–0, which meant they extended the number of games without winning in Tippeligaen to 33, in the number 33's 33rd game in Norwegian football. Antwi scored only one goal, a tap-in in an away fixture against

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, in 11 appearances in his debut sesong in Tippeligaen. His debut goal will be remembered for Antwi being attacked by a Lillestrøm fan after celebrating in front of the home supporters, Kanarifansen. Antwi was loaned out to

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in February 2018, and returned to Start at the end of 2018.

Trelleborg

After being released from IK Start, Antwi signed for

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club

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on 23 March 2019. He left the club at te end of the years.

Al-Safa

On 25 July 2023, Antwi joined Saudi First Division club Al-Safa.

Al-Talaba

On 14 September 2023, Antwi joined

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International career

Antwi once attended a national training camp with the

Ghana national under-23 football team Ghana U23 football team (also known as Ghana Olympic football team or Black Meteors), represents Ghana in international football competitions in Olympic Games, All-Africa Games, and CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players ...

for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification. However, he was never chosen for the final squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

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Individual * I-League Team of the season:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antwi, Denny Alumni of the Accra Academy 1993 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Footballers from Accra Perlis FA State Football Team players Kelantan F.C. players FK Jerv players IK Start players Åsane Fotball players FC Rosengård 1917 players Trelleborgs FF players Al-Taawon (UAE) Club players Al-Safa FC players Superettan players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Malaysia Premier League players UAE First Division League players Saudi First Division League players Men's association football forwards Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen