Godwin Antwi

Godwin Antwi Birago (born June 7, 1988) is Ghanaian-Spain professional Football (soccer) who plays for England club Hartlepool United F.C., on loan from Liverpool F.C.. Antwi can play at either defender (football) or midfielder (soccer). He is also related to UK grime star Lethal Bizzle . Antwi is the first player from Ghana to represent Liverpool F.C..

Biography

Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana. When he was 14 years old, he moved to Spain and lived there for three years. He initially played street soccer, before he entered the youth setup of Spanish club Real Zaragoza for 1 year. He eventually obtained a Spanish passport.

At 17 years of age, he was spotted by Paco Herrera, then head scout of Liverpool. He watched Liverpool beat Chelsea F.C. home at Anfield in the semi-final of the 2005 UEFA Champions League. The experience of hearing the Anfield crowd left a great impression on him, and he expressed a desire to reach the status of former African Liverpool player, Guinea national football team striker Titi Camara. The call-up was possible due to his Spanish passport. Despite the Spanish Under-19 call-up, Antwi can freely choose which country to represent at a senior level, before he turns 21 years old. On March 13, it was announced that he had joined Accrington Stanley F.C. on a month's loan. He remained at Stanley until the end of the season.

Antwi joined hartlepool United F.C. on a season-long loan for the 2007-08 in English football season on 29 June 2007. He scored his first goal for Hartlepool against Doncaster on 18 August 2007.