Thomas Partey
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Personal information
Full name
Thomas Teye Partey
Date of birth
13 June 1993
Place of birth
Odumase Krobo, Ghana
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number
22
Youth career
Odometah
Atlético Madrid
2011-2012
Senior career
Atlético Madrid B
2012-2013
33x apps / 4x goals
Atlético Madrid
2013-
18x apps / 2x goals
→ Mallorca (loan)
2013-2014
37x apps / 5x goals
→ Almería (loan)
2014-2015
31x apps / 4x goals
National team
Ghana
2016-
9x apps / 0x goals
(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC) - National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2017)
Thomas Teye Partey, simply known as Thomas, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Odumase Krobo, Thomas was a product of local Odometah FC's youth ranks.
He signed a contract with Atlético Madrid in 2011, and was subsequently moved to the reserves a year later.
On 10 March 2013, Thomas was called up to the main squad for the match against Real Sociedad.
However, he remained unused in the eventual 0:1 home defeat.
On 12 July, Thomas was loaned to RCD Mallorca, freshly relegated to the second level.
On 18 August he made his professional debut, in a 0:4 away defeat against CE Sabadell FC.
Thomas scored his first professional goal on 15 September, netting his side's second of a 2:2 draw at Hércules CF.
He finished the campaign with 37 appearances (2972 minutes of action) and five goals, as the Balearic outfit narrowly avoided another drop.
On 27 July 2014 Thomas joined La Liga side UD Almería also in a temporary deal.
He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1:1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.
Thomas scored his first goals in the main category of Spanish football on 11 April 2015, netting a brace in a 3:0 home win against Granada CF.
He made his first team debut for Atleti on 28 November 2015, replacing Luciano Vietto in a 1:0 home win against Espanyol.
On 2 January of the following year he scored his first league goal for the club, netting the game's only in a home success over Levante UD.
On 28 May, Thomas played in the UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, replacing Koke in the 116th minute as his side lost on penalties.
International career
In May 2016, Thomas was called up for the first time to the Ghana national team by manager Avram Grant, ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Mauritius.
He made his debut on 5 June, replacing Frank Acheampong for the final 11 minutes of a 2:0 away win that booked the Black Stars' position in the finals.
The Ghana international, who played at the World Cup in Brazil, spent the second half of last season on loan at French side Valenciennes, where he scored nine goals in 16 games.
Ghana drop Kwarasey and Essien for Nations Cup qualifiers - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 24-man squad for next month's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The 31-year-old, who played for Ghana in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, joined as a free agent only 24 hours after his contact with Rayo Vallecano ended.
Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.
He made a switch last winter by spending six months on loan at Sochaux, where his five goals in 17 matches could not prevent the club from relegation from the top flight.
The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.
Portugal vs Ghana 2:1
Germany vs Ghana 2:2
Ghana vs USA 1:2
Ghana lost their opening match against USA. Now it's getting tough for the Black Stars to reach the knockout-phase.
Ghana swept aside South Korea 4:0 in their final World Cup warm-up match as striker Jordan Ayew hit a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute.
