Thomas Teye Partey ( hold 13 June 1993 ) is a ghanaian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ghana national team. Partey began his professional career at spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2013, going on loan to Mallorca and Almería, and returned to Atlético in 2015, with whom he won the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2018. In 2020, he joined Arsenal in a transfer worth £45 million ( €50 million ), becoming the most expensive Ghanaian player of all time. A ghanaian external, Partey represented his nation at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He was named into the CAF Team of the class in 2018, and won Ghana Player of the year in 2018 and 2019.
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Club career [edit ]
Atlético Madrid [edit ]
Born in Krobo Odumase, Partey was a product of local clubhouse Odometah ‘s youth ranks. [ 5 ] He signed with Atlético Madrid in 2011, and was subsequently moved to the reserves a year later. On 10 March 2013, Partey was called up to the main squad for the peer against Real Sociedad. [ 6 ] however, he remained fresh in the eventual 0–1 home defeat. [ 7 ]
Mallorca and Almería [edit ]
On 12 July, Partey was loaned to Mallorca, impertinently relegated to the second degree. [ 8 ] On 18 August, he made his professional debut, in a 0–4 away defeat against Sabadell. [ 9 ] Partey scored his first professional goal on 15 September, netting his side ‘s second of a 2–2 draw at Hércules. [ 10 ] On 27 July 2014, Partey joined La Liga side Almería on a lend. [ 11 ] He made his introduction in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Espanyol. [ 12 ] Partey scored his first goals in the chief class of spanish football on 11 April 2015, netting a brace in a 3–0 home acquire against Granada. [ 13 ]
render to Atlético Madrid [edit ]
Partey made his foremost team debut for Atlético Madrid on 28 November 2015, replacing Luciano Vietto in a 1–0 home win against Espanyol. [ 14 ] On 2 January of the comply year, he scored his first league goal for the baseball club, netting the game ‘s alone come to in a home success over Levante. [ 15 ] On 28 May, he played in the UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, replacing Koke in the 116th minute as his side lost on penalties. [ 16 ] Partey signed a compress extension with Atlético Madrid through 2022 on 14 February 2017. [ 17 ] On 31 October, he scored his foremost european goal with a long-range strike to equalise at base to Qarabağ in a 1–1 draw in the Champions League group crippled ; he became the first African to score in the competition for Atlético. [ 18 ] Following his impressive performances for the club, he was rewarded with another condense on 1 March 2018, this clock until 2023. [ 19 ] On 16 May, he played in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, as his side won 3–0 against Marseille. [ 20 ] On 1 September 2019, Partey came on as a late substitute and netted the match ‘s winner in the final hour of the game, as Atlético came back from 2–0 down to win the game by 3–2 against Eibar. [ 21 ] He marked his hundredth La Liga appearance for Los Rojiblancos with a man-of-the-match performance in a 0–0 draw against Real Madrid in the Madrid bowler hat four weeks late. [ 22 ] Despite leaving Atlético at the begin of the 2020–21 temper, Partey made adequate appearances at the start of the season to become eligible for a winner ‘s decoration as Atlético won La Liga that year. [ 23 ] [ 24 ]
arsenal [edit ]
On 5 October 2020, Premier League club Arsenal announced the sign of Partey on a long-run sign, after activating his £45 million ( €50 million ) release clause with Atlético Madrid. He was given the count 18 shirt, which had been vacated by Nacho Monreal the previous season. [ 25 ] Upon signing, Partey stated his hope to help Arsenal “ back where [ they ] belong ”, describing his decision to move being based on “ [ wanting ] to experience modern challenges ”, while besides crediting the transfer to coach Mikel Arteta and technical film director Edu. [ 26 ]
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On 17 October 2020, Partey made his debut for Arsenal as a substitute for Granit Xhaka in a 0–1 away defeat in the league against Manchester City. [ 27 ] Five days later, Partey started his first match for Arsenal in a 2–1 away win over rapid Wien in the UEFA Europa League. [ 28 ] Midway through a match against Aston Villa on 8 November, Partey suffered a second joint injury which saw him miss the remainder of the month ‘s games. [ 29 ] On 6 December, he would make his tax return in the North London bowler hat, but suffered another wound at half time. armory lost 2-0 to Tottenham finally. [ 30 ] He would not play again until a calendar month late, which he came off the judiciary in a 0–0 draw against Crystal Palace. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] On 22 October, Partey scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 3–1 winnings against Aston Villa. [ 33 ]
International career [edit ]
In May 2016, Partey was called up for the first meter to the Ghana national team by coach Avram Grant, ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification equal against Mauritius. [ 34 ] He made his debut on 5 June, replacing Frank Acheampong for the final examination 11 minutes of a 2–0 aside win that booked the Black Stars ‘ position in the finals. [ 35 ] On 5 September 2017, Partey scored his first international hat-trick in a 5–1 acquire against Congo in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. [ 36 ] Partey was chosen in Kwesi Appiah ‘s 23-man team for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. [ 37 ] In their last group plot, he scored in a 2–0 win over Guinea-Bissau at the Suez Stadium as the Black Stars topped their group. [ 38 ] He netted in the penalty gunfight at the goal of the last-16 bet on against Tunisia on 8 July, though his team was eliminated. [ 39 ] Partey won Ghana Player of the year in 2018 and 2019. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, adenine well for qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Partey was named Ghana ‘s vice-captain. [ 42 ] [ 43 ]
career statistics [edit ]
clubhouse [edit ]
- As of match played 2 December 2021[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Mallorca (loan)
2013–14
Segunda División
37
5
1
0
—
—
—
38
5
Almería (loan)
2014–15
La Liga
31
4
1
0
—
—
—
32
4
Atlético Madrid
2015–16
La Liga
13
2
5
1
—
5
0
—
23
3
2016–17
La Liga
16
1
2
0
—
6
0
—
24
1
2017–18
La Liga
33
3
3
1
—
14
1
—
50
5
2018–19
La Liga
32
3
3
0
—
6
0
1
0
42
3
2019–20
La Liga
35
3
1
0
—
8
1
2
0
46
4
2020–21
La Liga
3
0
0
0
—
0
0
—
3
0
Total
132
12
14
2
—
39
2
3
0
188
16
Arsenal
2020–21
Premier League
24
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
—
33
0
2021–22
Premier League
10
1
0
0
1
0
—
—
11
1
Total
34
1
1
0
1
0
8
0
—
44
1
Career total
234
22
17
2
1
0
47
2
3
0
302
26
International [edit ]
- As of match played 12 October 2021[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Ghana
2016
5
0
2017
10
5
2018
4
2
2019
9
3
2020
2
0
2021
3
2
Total
33
12
- As of match played 12 October 2021. Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Partey goal.[45]
Honours [edit ]
Atlético Madrid
Individual
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
- Profile at the Premier League website
- Thomas Partey at BDFutbol
- Thomas Partey at Futbolme ( in Spanish )
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