Asante Gullit Okyere

Gullit Okyere

Personal information
Full name	Gullit Asante Okyere
Date of birth	(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Prevalle
Youth career
000?–2007	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Atalanta	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Caravaggese (loan)	29	(2)
2009–2010	Caravaggese [1]	26	(6)
2010–2012	Palazzolo	51	(33)
2012–2013	ScanzoPedrengo	34	(25)
2013–2016	Grumellese	88	(47)
2016–2018	Giana Erminio	60	(12)
2018–2019	Pergolettese	25	(11)
2019–2020	Virtus CiseranoBergamo	25	(12)
2020–2021	Real Calepina	28	(6)
2021–2022	Lumezzane	?	(15)
2022–	Prevalle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Gullit Asante Okyere (born 23 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Prevalle. He was named after Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit.

Early life

Okyere was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy as son of Ghanaian immigrants who later moved to Palazzolo sull'Oglio.

Career

He began his career at Atalanta youth team ^[2] In mid-2007, he joined Caravaggese of Serie C2. ^[3] He returned to Atalanta in the 2008–09 season, playing with the Primavera under-19 team. ^[4]

In summer 2009 he left the team for Caravaggese. ^[5]

In summer 2010 he joined Eccellenza amateurs Palazzolo on a free transfer. ^[6]

After two years, he joined the squad of ScanzoPedrengo, in Eccellenza; he played all the 34 games of the season scoring also 25 goals; the team finished the championship in the second position.

Later, he played with Grumellese in Eccellenza, scoring 12 goals in 25 matches in the 2013–2014 season.

In July 2016 he joins Giana Erminio team in Italian Lega Pro signing a single year contract, which was later renewed also for the following season.

He left Giana Erminio in 2018 to join Serie D club Pergolettese. ^[7]

On 21 July 2019, he moved to Serie D club Virtus CiseranoBergamo. ^[8]

He signed for Eccellenza amateurs Lumezzane in July 2021. ^[9]

After winning promotion with Lumezzane, in July 2022 Gullit left to sign for another Eccellenza club, Prevalle. ^[10]

References

1. "Okyere Asante Gullit". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
2. "Piacere Gullit, da Caserta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
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4. "L'Atalanta Primavera torna al successo Segnano Gullit e Girasole: Mantova ko" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
5. Tutte le Decisioni del Giudice Sportivo Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Mercato, i movimenti in Eccellenza" (in Italian). Bergamo e Sport. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
7. "La Pergolettese annuncia Okyere Asante Gullit | Sprint e Sport". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
8. "Gullit Asante Okyere è il nuovo attaccante della Virtus CiseranoBergamo" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus CiseranoBergamo. 21 July 2019.
9. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Gullit Okyere è un nuovo giocatore rossoblù" (in Italian). Lumezzane. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
10. "New Entry" (in Italian). Pol. Prevalle. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

External links

• "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
• Asante Gullit Okyere at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Calciatori Profile