Raymond Asante

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Raymond Asante
Personal information
Full name Raymond Anokye Asante
Date of birth (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Bogoso, Ghana
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cercle Brugge
Number 28
Youth career
Scores Academy
2020–2022 Young Apostles FC
2022–2024 Udinese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Udinese 0 (0)
2024–2025Zebra Elites (loan) 7 (2)
2024–2025Royal Charleroi (loan) 2 (1)
2025– Zebra Elites 7 (5)
2025– Royal Charleroi 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Raymond Anokye Asante (born 27 May 2004) is a Ghanaian professional football player who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Royal Charleroi.

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Career

Asante is a product of the Ghanaian youth academies Scores Academy and Young Apostles FC. [1] On 27 August 2022, Asante transferred to the Italian side Udinese on a contract until 2027, where he was assigned to their youth sides. [2] On 5 August 2023, he was named to the first team squad at Udinese for the 2023–24 season after his stint with their Primavera side. [3] On 2 April 2024, he debuted with the senior Udinese team in a friendly match against Padova. [4]

On 2 August 2024, Asante moved to the Belgian reserve side Zebra Elites on a year-long loan. [5] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Royal Charleroi in a 4–1 Belgian Pro League win over Sint-Truiden on 3 August 2024. [6] On 20 January 2025, he formally signed with Royal Charleroi on a 1-year contract with the option to extend for 2 more seasons. [7]

References

  1. "From Bogoso to Udinese - The story of Raymond Asante Anokye". 30 January 2024.
  2. "DONE DEAL: Udinese snap up Ghanaian teen Raymond Asante from Young Apostles FC". OneFootball. 24 July 2025.
  3. "'Injured' Teen phenom Raymond Asante presented as Udinese First Team player for season". GhanaSoccernet. 5 August 2023.
  4. "Raymond Asante debuts for Udinese's first team in friendly". 2 April 2024.
  5. "Ghanaian forward Raymond Asante joins Belgian side Charleroi - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com.
  6. "New signing Raymond Asante named in Charleroi squad for Sint-Truiden clash in Belgium". GhanaSoccernet. 3 August 2024.
  7. "Ghanaian youngster Raymond Asante seals permanent transfer to Royal Charleroi SC". GhanaSoccernet. 20 January 2025.