Carl Asaba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Edward Asaba | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Dulwich Hamlet | 26 | (10) |
| 1994–1997 | Brentford | 102 | (45) |
| 1994–1997 | → Colchester United | 12 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Reading | 32 | (8) |
| 1998–2001 | Gillingham | 127 | (46) |
| 2001–2003 | Sheffield United | 67 | (23) |
| 2003–2005 | Stoke City | 70 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Millwall | 24 | (5) |
| Total | 448 | (146) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carl Edward Asaba (born 28 January 1973 in Westminster, London) is a former English professional football player who played as a striker.
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[edit] Career
Asaba first came to prominence at Brentford, debuting in 1994 after joining the club from Dulwich Hamlet. His goalscoring soon attracted attention and Reading signed him for a club record £800,000 on 7 August 1997. He did not make an impact for Reading scoring eight league goals from 32 appearances, and subsequently moved on to Gillingham for another club record fee of £600,000.
He finished top scorer for Gillingham in season 1998–99 with 20 league goals and scored the opening goal in the final of the Football League One play-offs at Wembley, but much of the rest of his time at Priestfield Stadium was dogged by injuries. On 9 March 2001 he signed for Sheffield United for £92,500.
He became a favourite at Bramall Lane when he scored the second goal with a deft glancing header in a 2–1 win against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the 100th Sheffield Derby. He played a key role in the Blades reaching the Football League promotion play-offs with memorable late winners in home victories against Nottingham Forest and Leicester City respectively, and a hat-trick at Brighton & Hove Albion after coming on as a substitute.
On 5 August 2003 he was transferred to Stoke City. He made 70 league appearances for Stoke scoring nine league goals.
On 25 August 2005, Asaba joined Millwall in a free transfer, when then Stoke manager Johan Boskamp deemed him surplus to requirements. He spent one year with the London club scoring three league goals from 21 appearances.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Football League Second Division Playoff Runner-up (1): 1996–67
- Football League Second Division Playoff Winner (1): 1999–2000
- Football League Second Division Playoff Runner-up (1): 1998–99
[edit] Individual
- PFA Team of the Year Second Division (1): 1996–97
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- People from London
