Junior Agyekum

Akwasi "Junior" Agyekum (born March 3, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Australian club Launceston City FC in NPL Tasmania.

Early life

Agyekum began playing youth soccer with Calgary West SC, later joining Springbank SC. In August 2018, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, after impressing the club's academy coaches at the Whitecaps’ Southern Alberta Academy Centre.

University career

In 2021, Agyekum began attending Thompson Rivers University, where he played for the men's soccer team. After his rookie season, he was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team. In 2022, he helped TRU win the national title. At the national championship tournament he was named the Nike Top Performer in two of three TRU matches at nationals, including the final, also being named championship MVP and selected to the tournament all-star team. He was also named TRU's Male Athlete of the Year that season. On September 23, 2023, he scored his first career goal in a 1-0 victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies.

Club career

In 2022, Agyekum played with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.

At the 2023 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Atlético Ottawa. In April 2023, he signed a U Sports development contract with the club, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility. He became the first Thompson Rivers University player to sign a U Sports contract. While with Ottawa, he participated in community outreach, visiting the club's youth affiliate clubs. In late June 2023, he departed the club by mutual consent.

In 2024, he signed with Launceston City FC in the Australian second tier NPL Tasmania.