Nana Akwasi Asare

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Nana Akwasi Asare
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Asare with Gent in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Left back [1]
Youth career
Cornerstones
Feyenoord Fetteh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Antwerp (loan) 24 (3)
2005–2007 → Mechelen (loan) 36 (1)
2007–2009 Mechelen 52 (1)
2009–2013 Utrecht 102 (10)
2013–2020 Gent 215 (3)
International career‡
2007–2012 Ghana 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Nana Akwasi Asare (born 11 July 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made over 100 appearances for Dutch club Utrecht, and more than 200 appearances for Belgian club Gent. Between 2007 and 2012 he made five appearances for the Ghana national team.

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Club career

Born in Kumasi, Asare has played for Feyenoord Fetteh, Feyenoord, Royal Antwerp, Mechelen, Utrecht and Gent. [1] [2] [3]

Asare moved from Mechelen to Utrecht in May 2009. [4] He signed a four-year contract with Gent in June 2013. [5] [6]

In September 2020, Asare's contract with Gent was terminated by mutual consent. [7] Through seven seasons, including three seasons as team captain, he made 272 appearances for the club, including 215 in the Belgian First Division A, 24 in the Belgian Cup, 1 in the Belgian Super Cup and 32 in European competitions. When he left the club, he was also the player with the most European minutes ever for Gent, namely 2824 minutes. [8]

International career

Asare earned 5 caps for Ghana between 2007 and 2012. [1] He was a squad member at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. [9]

Honours

Gent

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References

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  2. ↑ Nana Akwasi Asare at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "NANA ASARE VERTREKT NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). Voetbal Belgie. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "'Volwassen' Asare tekent vierjarig contract bij AA Gent" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nana Asare naar Gent" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "'Asare (34) verlaat Gent na zeven seizoenen en zoekt nieuwe uitdaging'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Thank you Nana". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gent v Club Brugge Starting XIs, Jul 16, 2015". goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.


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