Dundee United have completed the signing of Ghanaian central midfielder Emmanuel Agyei from FC Ashdod, adding a left-footed, 1.88m presence to their engine room on a permanent deal. The transfer was finalised on 2026-02-02, with the Scottish Premiership side moving for the 21-year-old shortly after his return from a loan spell in Israel’s second tier.
Agyei joins the Tannadice club from Ligat ha’Al outfit FC Ashdod, where he had been under contract since arriving from Ghanaian side Dreams FC. Although the fee between Ashdod and Dundee United is undisclosed, the move comes against the backdrop of a current market valuation of €250k. His new contract with Dundee United runs until 2030-06-30, giving the Scottish club long-term control over one of Ghana’s emerging midfielders.
The switch marks a significant step in Agyei’s career trajectory, taking him from West Africa to Israel and now into the Scottish Premiership. After signing for FC Ashdod in the 24/25 season from Dreams FC, he was loaned to Hapoel Ramat Gan during the 24/25 campaign before returning to Ashdod at the end of that spell. On 2025-06-30, the loan officially ended and he rejoined Ashdod, only for Dundee United to act within the following season to secure his services.
By heading to Scotland, Agyei moves further away from his footballing roots in Ghana and into a more prominent European shop window. At 21, and already valued at €250k as of late 2025, he has seen his market value rise rapidly from just €25k when he was without a club in 2021–2022. That progression accelerated after his move to Ashdod, where successive updated valuations in 2024 and 2025 fixed him at the €250k mark while he was on the books of the Israeli top-flight club.
A central midfielder by trade, Agyei is listed as a natural option in the middle of the park and operates primarily with his left foot. His height and physical profile suggest a player capable of influencing both phases of play, although the available data does not provide individual match statistics such as goals, assists or appearances. There are also no recorded senior national team caps in the provided information, meaning his profile so far is defined by his club pathway through Dreams FC, Ashdod and Hapoel Ramat Gan.
The move to Dundee United places him in a new competitive environment in the Scottish Premiership, a step up in profile from his previous stints in Ghanaian domestic football and Israel’s Ligat ha’Al and lower divisions. While details such as exact appearance tallies, recent match performances or season-by-season statistics are not available in the data, the long-term contract length and timing of the transfer underline that Dundee United view him as a medium- to long-term project rather than a short-term stopgap.
Agyei’s contract at Tannadice, set to run until 2030-06-30, also shapes his future market status. With that end date established, there is no immediate prospect of him becoming a free agent; any subsequent move within that period would require agreement between Dundee United and a buying club. For now, his focus will be on adapting to Scottish football and justifying both his current €250k valuation and the club’s decision to commit to him over multiple seasons.
From a Ghanaian perspective, the transfer extends the growing line of players taking indirect routes to Europe’s more visible leagues, using intermediate stops such as Israel before landing in Britain. For Dundee United and the Scottish Premiership, Agyei represents another example of recruitment that targets emerging value rather than established stars. How quickly he settles in Scotland, and whether he can translate his development in Israel into consistent performances in a more scrutinised league, will go a long way to determining whether this move becomes a springboard to greater recognition or simply the next step in a still-developing career.
