Thomas Abbey (born 16 August 1993) is a Ghanaian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Malaysian club PKNP F.C. Abbey played for Malaysia Premier League club PKNP F.C.[1]

Thomas Arnold Arnetey Abbey
Personal information
Full name Thomas Arnold Arnetey Abbey
Date of birth (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Winneba, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
PKNP F.C.
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2005 Soccer Intellectuals
2010–2011 Windy Professionals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Hearts of Oak 86 (31)
2018 Ismaily SC 6 (2)
2019– PKNP F.C. 16 (2)
International career
2013–2016 Ghana U-23 22 (6)
2017 Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:48, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

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Thomas began his career at Soccer Intellectuals in 2000–2005. In the 2010–11 season, Abbey joined Hearts of Oak from divisional club Windy Professionals.[2][3]

In 2018, Abbey ended his six years stay at Hearts of Oak and signed a two-year contract with Egyptian club Ismaily SC.[4][5][6]

Ismaily SC

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Abbey's contract at Ismaily SC was terminated on 1 August 2018 after reaching a mutual agreement.[7][8]

PKNP FC

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On 16 January 2019, Abbey signed for Malaysia Super League club, PKNP FC. He was out for weeks after picking a foot injury in the Malaysia Super League, during a Malaysia FA Cup clash with Perak FA on Saturday 12 May 2019. He underwent a successful surgery at a hospital at Ipoh. He has scored two goals in his 16 appearances for PKNP FC in his debut season.[needs update]

International

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Abbey was a member of the Ghana Black Stars Team B who won the 2017 WAFU Nations Cup in Ghana.[9][10][11][12]

Honours

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Hearts of Oak

  • Ghana FA Cup runner up: 2016–17

Ismaily

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Arop, Mohd Hafizee Mohd (16 January 2019). "PKNP FC ikat Abbey, Siyavush". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "IsmaiIy FC winger Thomas Abbey pens emotional message to Hearts of Oak fans". Ghanasoccernet.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Thomas Abbey writes farewell message to Hearts fans". Graphic.com.gh. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: Thomas Abbey joins Ismaily SC". kickgh.com. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "لاعبنا الجديد توماس أيبيا على ملعب إسماعيلية". Ismaily official twitter. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Thomas Abbey joins Ismaily SC". Citifmonline.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Thomas Abbey cancels Ismaily contract". Futaa. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Ex-Hearts captain Thomas Abbey terminates contract with Ismaily". Pulse.com.gh. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Ghana confirm final Wafu Cup of Nations squad ahead of Saturday opener". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ghana name squad for Wafu Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Ghana crush rivals Nigeria to win WAFU Cup - MyJoyOnline.com". Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Wafu Cup: Ghana reveal final squad [with shirt numbers". Footy-ghana.com. 8 September 2017.
  13. ^ "In-form Thomas Abbey wins club's Player of the Month for July". Ghanasoccernet.com. 4 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Former Hearts of Oak captain Thomas Abbey named 2017 SWAG Best Home-Based Player". Ghanasoccernet.com. 4 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Hearts of Oak Shortlist Four Players for Player of the Year of the Award". Modernghana.com.
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