| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Asare | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1992 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hearts of Oak | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Sporting Mirren Indadfa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Accra City Stars | ||
| 2020–2024 | Great Olympics | ||
| 2024– | Hearts of Oak | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Ghana | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Benjamin Asare is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. [2] and the Ghana national team. In March 2025, national team head coach Otto Addo named him as Ghana's first-choice goalkeeper. [3] [4] [5]
Asare joined Hearts of Oak in the Ghana Premier League ahead of the 2023–24 season. [6] [7] In the 2024–25 campaign, he kept 12 clean sheets in 18 league matches. [8] [9] He was subsequently called up to the Ghana national team. [10] In April 2025, he signed a contract extension with the club until 2027. [11] The following month, he was named Ghana Premier League Goalkeeper of the Month after keeping three clean sheets in five matches. [12] [13] [14]
Asare earned his first call-up to the Ghana national football team in March 2025 for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar. He made his debut in a 5–0 victory over Chad, keeping a clean sheet, and also kept a clean sheet in Ghana's 3–0 win over Madagascar. [15] [16] Later that month, head coach Otto Addo described him as the national team's first-choice goalkeeper. [17] Former Ghana Football Association president Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe also publicly supported his selection. [18] [19]