Patrick Agyemang

Preston North End Preston agreed a transfer fee in the region of £350,000 with Gillingham for Agyemang on 14 November 2004, He made his debut in a 1–0 away victory against Cardiff City on 19 November 2004, playing 73 minutes. This included three second-half substitute appearances in the Championship play-offs that season, where Preston lost 1–0 to West Ham in the final. Agyemang was a regular during the 2005–06 season, scoring six goals in 49 matches, including both play-off matches, which Preston lost 3–1 on aggregate to Leeds United. His six goals made him the club's second highest goalscorer for the season.

Agyemang scored an overhead kick in a 1–0 home victory against West Brom on 12 September 2006, described as "one of the best goals seen at Deepdale in the last couple of decades". He scored seven goals in 33 appearances that season, During the 2007–08 season, Agyemang scored four goals in 22 appearances for Preston.

Queens Park Rangers During the 2008 January transfer window, Agyemang was linked with transfers to Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers (QPR), with his Preston contract due to expire that summer. He signed for QPR on 3 January 2008 for a nominal fee, agreeing a four-and-a-half-year contract. Agyemang debuted for QPR two days later as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 FA Cup defeat away to Chelsea. He made his first start a day later in a 6–0 home defeat to Cardiff City, making seven appearances during an injury-affected four months with the club. helping QPR maintain their unbeaten start with an injury-time equaliser. A stress fracture of his tibia sidelined him for most of the season. He made 19 league appearances, all as a substitute, as QPR won promotion to the Premier League.

Following the acquisitions of DJ Campbell and Jay Bothroyd ahead of QPR's return to the Premier League, Agyemang faced increased competition for forward positions. He started in the club's first away match of the season, a 1–0 win against Everton at Goodison Park on 20 August 2011, and played the full match in the following 2–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic on 27 August, which was his final appearance for QPR that season. Agyemang was made available for loan, joining Championship club Millwall on a 28-day loan agreement on 13 October 2011. He debuted two days later, playing the first 45 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Middlesbrough on 15 October 2011 and made one further appearance before returning to QPR in November 2011. Agyemang was subsequently omitted from QPR's 25-man squad for the remainder of the season.

Stevenage After four months without first-team football, Agyemang joined League One club Stevenage on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season on 8 March 2012. The move reunited Agyemang with manager Gary Smith, who had previously coached him at Wimbledon. Agyemang scored his first goal for Stevenage in a 6–0 away victory against Yeovil Town on 14 April 2012. He made 15 appearances as Stevenage were defeated in the play-off semi-final to Sheffield United. Agyemang was released by QPR upon the expiry of his contract in June 2012.

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Agyemang trained with Stevenage during pre-season and participated in the club's tour of Ireland. In August 2012, he had a one-week trial with Bidvest Wits of the Premier Soccer League in South Africa. No transfer materialised, and he signed for Stevenage on a free transfer on 31 August 2012.

Portsmouth Having made 16 appearances for Stevenage without scoring, Agyemang joined League One club Portsmouth on a one-month loan on 8 February 2013. He debuted the following day in a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth and scored his first Portsmouth goal in his sixth appearance, on 2 March 2013, securing a 2–1 victory against Crewe Alexandra and providing an assist in the same match, ending Portsmouth's 23-game winless streak. His loan was extended for a further month on 8 March 2013. Despite Portsmouth's relegation to League Two, Agyemang's performances were cited as a factor in the team's late-season resurgence. He made 15 appearances during the loan

Shortly after the 2012–13 season, Agyemang signed a two-year permanent contract with Portsmouth, officially joining the club on 1 July 2013. He played regularly during the 2013–14 season, scoring five times in 44 appearances as Portsmouth finished 13th in League Two. After the departure of manager Guy Whittingham, He joined fellow League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan on 24 November 2014, making four appearances until the loan's conclusion on 3 January 2015.

Later career Without a club and training independently ahead of the 2015–16 season, Agyemang made the decision to retire from playing due to a knee injury, stating he could not maintain the physical demands required to play professional football. He made one appearance, in a 4–1 defeat to Horley Town in the FA Vase. Agyemang also made one appearance for Cray Valley Paper Mills of the Southern Counties East League, starting in a 5–3 away victory against Lordswood on 18 August 2018.

International career Born in England to Ghanaian parents, Agyemang was eligible to represent Ghana. Agyemang made his international debut for Ghana against Nigeria on 30 May 2003, in the 4-Nation LG Cup in Abuja, with Nigeria winning the match 3–1. He scored Ghana's only goal three minutes into his debut. In February 2006, Agyemang was called up to play for Ghana in the pre-2006 World Cup friendly against Mexico on 1 March 2006, played in the United States. He started the match, playing 74 minutes before being substituted for Alex Tachie-Mensah. Agyemang was not included in Ghana's final 23-man World Cup squad.

Style of play Agyemang was deployed as a forward throughout his career. Described as powerful and possessing "great pace", he often played on the shoulder of the last defender, confident that his pace would create goal-scoring opportunities. Premier League

1999–2000 First Division

2001–02 First Division

2002–03 First Division

2003–04 First Division

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2003–04 Championship

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2004–05 Championship

2006–07 Championship

2007–08 Championship

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2007–08 Championship

2009–10 Championship

2010–11 Premier League

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27!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!31!!1 Portsmouth (loan) 2012–13 WFL Premier Division

Cray Valley Paper Mills 2018–19 SCEL Premier Division

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International + Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Season Apps GoalsGhana 2003 1 1 2006 1 0 Total 2 1

Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Agyemang goal.

+ International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 30 May 2003 National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria 1–0 1–3 Friendly

Honours Queens Park Rangers Football League Championship: 2010–11