Nana_Akwasi_Asare
Nana Akwasi Asare
Ghanaian footballer (born 1986)
Nana Akwasi Asare (born 11 July 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made over 100 appearances for Dutch club Utrecht, and more than 200 appearances for Belgian club Gent. Between 2007 and 2012 he made five appearances for the Ghana national team.
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Asare with Gent in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cornerstones | |||
| Feyenoord Fetteh | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Antwerp (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | → Mechelen (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Mechelen | 52 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Utrecht | 102 | (10) |
| 2013–2020 | Gent | 215 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2012 | Ghana | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
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Born in Kumasi, Asare has played for Feyenoord Fetteh, Feyenoord, Royal Antwerp, Mechelen, Utrecht and Gent.[1][2][3]
Asare moved from Mechelen to Utrecht in May 2009.[4] He signed a four-year contract with Gent in June 2013.[5][6]
In September 2020, Asare's contract with Gent was terminated by mutual consent.[7] Through seven seasons, including three seasons as team captain, he made 272 appearances for the club, including 215 in the Belgian First Division A, 24 in the Belgian Cup, 1 in the Belgian Super Cup and 32 in European competitions. When he left the club, he was also the player with the most European minutes ever for Gent, namely 2824 minutes.[8]
Asare earned 5 caps for Ghana between 2007 and 2012.[1] He was a squad member at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
Gent
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- Nana Akwasi Asare at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "NANA ASARE VERTREKT NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). Voetbal Belgie. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "'Volwassen' Asare tekent vierjarig contract bij AA Gent" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Nana Asare naar Gent" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "'Asare (34) verlaat Gent na zeven seizoenen en zoekt nieuwe uitdaging'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Thank you Nana". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Gent v Club Brugge Starting XIs, Jul 16, 2015". goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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