Kwadwo Asamoah
.jpg) Asamoah playing for Juventus (2012) |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kwadwo Asamoah | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Juventus | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005-2006 | Kaaseman | ||
| 2006–2007 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2008 | Bellinzona | ||
| 2008 | → Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2012 | Udinese | 114 | (8) |
| 2012– | Juventus | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Ghana[2] | 52 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kwadwo "Kojo" Asamoah[3] (Akan: pron.: /ˌkwʌˈdʒoʊ/ /æsæˈmoʊˌɑː/, kwu-JOE ə-sah-MOH-ah; born 9 December 1988 in Accra)[4] is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus in Italy and the Ghana national team.[5]
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Club career [edit]
Early career [edit]
Asamoah was scouted playing for a local based club. which belongs to Kamara and was recommended by the scout Mr. Charles Mensah Gapson to Alhaji Sly Tetteh, CEO of Liberty Professionals. He joined Swiss club Bellinzona and was loaned to Italian side Torino in the winter of 2007-08.
In June 2008 Asamoah was signed by Serie A club Udinese. He eventually established himself for both club and country. After some good performances at the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, he became a target of top clubs in Europe.[6][7]
Juventus [edit]
Asamoah and Udinese teammate Mauricio Isla both joined Juventus in July 2012 on co-ownership agreements, with Juventus paying €9 million for 50% of Asamoah's contract.[8][9] He made his debut on 11 August against Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana and scored; Juventus went on to win 4-2 after extra time. He started in the Serie A opening match against Parma and made an immediate impact by setting up Stephan Lichtsteiner's goal in a 2-0 win.[10]
Statistics [edit]
Club Statistics [edit]
- As of 16 February 2013.[11]
| Team | League | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Other Cups3 | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Udinese | Serie A | 2008–09 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 3 | ||
| Udinese Total | 114 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 134 | 8 | ||
| Juventus | Serie A | 2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Juventus Total | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Career totals | 141 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 11 | ||
1Includes Coppa Italia.
2Includes UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
3Includes Supercoppa Italiana.
National team [edit]
| Ghana national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 54 | 3 |
International goals [edit]
| Asamoah – goals for Ghana | ||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 June 2009 | Stade 26 Mars, Bamako |  Mali |
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 20 January 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |  Congo DR |
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2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3. | 9 February 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | Mali |
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International appearances [edit]
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| Total | 52 | 3 | ||
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Titles and honours [edit]
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
- Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Medal: 2008
- Most Promising African Player: 2010
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2012
- Serie A (1): 2012–13
References [edit]
- ^ "Player Profile". Juventus FC. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Asamoah, Kwadwo". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Kwadwo Kojo Asamoah". Schedecalciatori.it. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Udinese player profile - Asamoah, Kwadwo". udinese.it. Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "South Africa". Kick Off. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ "Manchester United tracking Udinese's Kwadwo Asamoah". Daily Mail. 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Asamoah: We want another go in 2014". FIFA.com. 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Asamoah and Isla move to Juventu". juventus.com. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Juventus confirm signing of Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Asamoah, an instant idol at Juventus. He is first player from [[Africa]] who win [[Seria A]] title. Stadium". juventus.com. 25 August 2012. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
- ^ "Kwadwo Asamoah Bio, Stats, News". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
External links [edit]
- Profile on Juventus website
- Profile on Lega Calcio website
- Kwadwo Asamoah – FIFA competition record
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- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghanaian expatriates in Italy
- Ghana international footballers
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- AC Bellinzona players
- Torino F.C. players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Serie A footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- People from Accra
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 1988 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
