Jonah Kusi-Asare

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Jonah Kusi-Asare
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Kusi-Asare in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare
Date of birth (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Sundbyberg, Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich U19
Youth career
2012–2022 IF Brommapojkarna
2023 AIK
2024– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 AIK 4 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sweden U16 7 (2)
2023– Sweden U17 1 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare (born 4 July 2007) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Bayern Munich U19.

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Club career

Kusi-Asare played for Academic teams of Brommapojkarna. He moved to AIK on January 2023. [1] On 28 August 2023, he made his senior debut for AIK against Varberg in the Allsvenskan, [2] becoming the youngest AIK player ever at the age of 16 years, 1 month and 24 days. [3] He finished the 2023 season with four appearances in the Allsvenskan. [4]

On 1 February 2024, Kusi-Asare signed for German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich for a reported fee of €4,500,000 [5] set to initially join the under-19 roster. [6]

International career

He has represented the Sweden national U16 team.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 400040
Bayern Munich II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 00—00
Career Total400040

Personal life

Jonah is the son of the Swedish-Ghanaian former footballer Jones Kusi-Asare. [7] His mother is Finnish. [8] He is eligible to represent Sweden, Ghana and Finland. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Medie: Dansk interesse for kæmpetalent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 2023-02-13.
  2. ↑ "AIK vs. Varberg". Soccerway. 2023-08-28.
  3. ↑ "16-årig AIK-talent skrev historie i Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Bold.dk. 2023-08-28.
  4. 1 2 "J. KUSI-ASARE". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Hunsley, James (1 February 2024). "Harry Kane's No.9 shirt under threat?! Why Bayern Munich newboy Jonah Kusi-Asare was presented with prized jersey & what it means for England forward". Goal.com.
  6. ↑ "FC Bayern sign Jonah Kusi-Asare". FC Bayern Munich. 1 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ghanaian teenager Jonah Kusi-Asare eyes first professional contract with Swedish topflight side AIK Fotboll". Sports World Ghana. 2023-06-29.
  8. ↑ Allsvenska kulisserna: Dragkampen om AIK:s löfte Jonah Kusi-Asare, Expressen, 18 December 2023
  9. ↑ AVSLÖJAR: Jonah Kusi Asare kan byta landslag, fotbolldirekt.se, 15 December 2023


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