ghanaian football player

Kwadwo Asamoah [ 3 ] (, kwə-JOH ass-ə-MOH-ah ; [ needs Twi IPA ] born 9 December 1988 ) [ 4 ] is a ghanaian professional football player. [ 5 ] chiefly a leave midfielder or left-back, he has besides occasionally been deployed as a cardinal midfielder. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He began his professional career with italian baseball club Udinese in 2008 ; his reproducible performances earned him a transplant to Juventus in 2012, where, with his energy, versatility, and technical foul skills, he played a key function in helping the club to six consecutive Serie A titles between 2013 and 2018, among other titles, although his appearances at the golf club were limited by injuries during his late seasons. He joined Inter in 2018. At external level, he has represented Ghana in four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, and two FIFA World Cups.

Asamoah was awarded CAF Most promise african Player in 2010 and named Ghana Player of the Year doubly consecutively for 2012 and 2013. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 2013, Asamoah was ranked as the 27th best football player in the world by Bloomberg. [ 10 ]

Club career [edit ]

early on career [edit ]

Asamoah was born in Accra, Ghana. He was scouted play for a local based baseball club, which belongs to Kamara and was recommended by the scout Mr. Charles Mensah Gapson to the belated Alhaji Sly Tetteh, former CEO of Liberty Professionals. He joined swiss club Bellinzona and was loaned to italian side Torino in the winter of 2007–08 .

Udinese [edit ]

In June 2008, Asamoah was signed by Serie A club Udinese where he established himself and became a linch pin for both club and nation. After some good performances at the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, he became a aim of acme clubs in Europe. [ 11 ]

Juventus [edit ]

Asamoah and Udinese teammate Mauricio Isla both joined Juventus in July 2012 on co-ownership agreements, with Juventus paying €9 million for 50 % of Asamoah ‘s abridge. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He made his debut on 11 August 2012 against Napoli in the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana, scoring a goal as Juventus went on to win 4–2 after extra prison term. [ 14 ] due to his impressive performance against Napoli, Antonio Conte, who was Juventus ‘s passenger car at the time, decided to start him in the opening league peer of the 2012–13 season, against Parma, on 25 August : he made an immediate affect, by setting up Stephan Lichtsteiner ‘s goal in a 2–0 home plate gain. [ 15 ] On 16 September, he scored his first goal with his new cabaret in a 3–1 away league win over Genoa. [ 16 ] Juventus went on to win the Serie A title that season. [ 17 ] Asamoah was bought outright by Juventus in June 2013, signing a four-year distribute with the club. [ 18 ] On 9 March 2014, Asamoah scored a luminary goal in a 1–0 home victory over Fiorentina, [ 19 ] as Juventus went on to defend the Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana that season. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] During the 2014–15 temper, Asamoah suffered a hard stifle injury in the tenth league meet of the season, on 1 November 2014, against Empoli, ruling him out for most of the temper. [ 22 ] He was only first able to return to the team and resume training towards the goal of the season, as Juventus won the Serie A deed ; he was therefore not able to appear in Juventus ‘s Coppa Italia victory over Lazio in the final. [ 23 ] He returned to the gear on 23 May 2015, in a 3–1 dwelling acquire over Napoli. [ 24 ] On 23 July 2016, Asamoah started for Juventus as master on gear in the hatchway game of 2016 International Champions Cup Australian translation, as the clubhouse were drawn 1–1 with Melbourne Victory ( Melbourne Victory won 4–3 on penalties ), at Melbourne ‘s Melbourne Cricket Ground. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] On 25 September 2016, it was confirmed that Asamoah would be sidelined for six weeks after limping off the pitch a day before away to Palermo with a twist right knee ; tests at the J-Medical center revealed he suffered the complete rip of the medial meniscus ligament. [ 27 ] In January 2018, it was reported that Asamoah chose not to renew his abridge with Juventus, which was set to expire in June later that year. [ 28 ] He made his hundred-and-fiftieth appearance for Juventus in a 0–0 away draw against S.P.A.L. in Serie A, on 17 March. [ 29 ]

Inter Milan [edit ]

In July 2018, Lega Serie A ‘s adjustment confirmed that Asamoah had agreed to become an Inter musician in May 2018 ; the sign was confirmed formally on 2 July. [ 30 ] He made his Inter debut on 19 August, in a 1–0 away get the better of to Sassuolo, the first equal of the 2018–19 Serie A season. [ 31 ]

Cagliari [edit ]

On 3 February 2021, Asamoah signed with Cagliari a sign until 30 June 2021. [ 32 ] He made his introduction in Sardinia on 28 February 2021, in the 2–0 victory in home against F.C. Crotone. [ 33 ] He became the most-capped African musician in the italian Serie A history, after making his 271st appearance in that equal, surpassing his chap ghanaian compatriot Sulley Muntari who he was tied on 270 matches before the game. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

International career [edit ]

On the international level, Asamoah was given his debut for the Ghana national team, Black Stars, in 2008, under french coach Claude Le Roy. He represented Ghana in 2008 and 2010 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, winning a bronze and a silver decoration in the respective tournaments, and late in the 2012 and 2013 editions. He besides appeared for Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup .

dash of play [edit ]

A moral force, hardworking, energetic, versatile and tactically intelligent actor, Asamoah is chiefly known for his pace, strength, stamina, and his great technical characteristics, equally well as his ability to read the game ; although he chiefly serves as a ball-winner, these attributes allow him to be effective both offensively and defensively, and enable him to play in respective positions along the deliver in defense or midfield. A predominantly left-footed player, with Juventus, Asamoah has normally been deployed as a entire back, wing-back, or wide-midfielder on the exit flank, although he had previously besides been used in the center as a defensive, central, box-to-box, or offensive midfielder anterior to joining the club, and even in the “ mezzala “ role. In summation to his physical and acrobatic attributes, he is a identical agile football player, with estimable sight and an ability to make attack runs and get into beneficial unsavory positions from which he can create chances for teammates with throughballs or deliveries into the area from the wing ; he is besides a neat passer, a knock-down striker of the ball from outdistance, and a adept dribbler. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Despite his ability, Asamoah has much been sidelined through injury. [ 43 ]

personal life [edit ]

Asamoah is married to Abena who holds an executive master in business from the University of Ghana. [ 44 ] They have a son Jason and a daughter named Jada. [ 44 ] In 2020, he presented a cheque for $ 20,000 to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi to support the fight against COVID-19. [ 45 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 16 May 2021[46][47]
Club Season League Cup1 Europe2 Other3 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2008–09 Serie A 20 2 2 0 6 0 — 28 2
2009–10 25 1 2 0 — — 27 1
2010–11 38 2 1 0 — — 39 2
2011–12 31 3 0 0 9 0 — 40 3
Total 114 8 5 0 15 0 — 134 8
Juventus 2012–13 Serie A 27 2 1 0 7 0 1 1 36 3
2013–14 34 2 1 0 11 0 1 0 47 2
2014–15 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
2015–16 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2016–17 18 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 24 0
2017–18 19 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 26 0
Total 116 4 11 0 27 0 2 1 156 5
Inter Milan 2018–19 Serie A 32 0 1 0 9 0 — 42 0
2019–20 8 0 0 0 3 0 — 11 0
Total 40 0 1 0 12 0 — 53 0
Cagliari 2020–21 Serie A 9 0 — — — 9 0
Career total 279 12 17 0 54 0 2 1 352 13

1Includes Coppa Italia.
2Includes UEFA Cup/Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
3Includes Supercoppa Italiana .

International [edit ]

As of 2 July 2019[2][46]
Ghana
Year Apps Goals
2009 6 1
2010 18 0
2011 10 0
2012 11 0
2013 14 3
2014 10 0
2018 1 0
2019 4 0
Total 74 4

International goals [edit ]

Scores and results list Ghana’s goal tally first.[2]

Honours [edit ]

Juventus [ 46 ] [ 48 ]
Inter Milan
Individual

References [edit ]