Ernest Asante

Ernest Asante
	Ernest Asante play against Mjøndalen IF, May 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth	6 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sunyani, Ghana
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Omonia
Number	88
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Feyenoord Academy
2009–2010	Beveren
2011–2014	Start
2015–2016	Stabæk
2016–2018	FC Nordsjælland
2018–2019	Al Jazira
2019–2020	Al-Hazem
2020	Al-Fujairah
2020-	Omonia
International career‡
2019–	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2019

Ernest Asante (born 6 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Omonia.^[1] He is primarily a winger, but he can also be used as a striker.^[2]

Club career

Early career

Asante played for the Brong Ahafo U12 side in the National Milo Games hosted in Sunyani, B/A while attending middle school at Ridge.^{[citation needed]}

Start

On 23 January 2011, Asante signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side IK Start after impressing on trial.^[3] On 3 April 2011, he made his debut for Start in a 5–1 win against Strømsgodset, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute and setting up a goal.

Stabæk

On 7 March 2015, Asante signed a three-year contract with league rivals Stabæk Fotball.^[4]

FC Nordsjælland

In August 2016 he signed a contract with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.^[5]

Omonia

On 24 August 2020, Ernest Asante signed a two-year contract with Cyprus First Division club Omonia.

International career

Asante played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, which was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Ghana placed third after drawing in all of their three group matches, scoring three and conceding three in the process.^{[citation needed]}

He made his debut for the Ghana national football team on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya, as a 76th-minute substitute for Jordan Ayew.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2018^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Start	2011	Tippeligaen	23	0	4	1	–		27	1
	2012	Adeccoligaen	29	11	4	1	–		33	12
	2013	Tippeligaen	28	6	4	0	–		32	6
	2014	Tippeligaen	29	8	4	0	–		33	8
	Total		109	25	16	2	0	0	125	27
Stabæk	2015	Tippeligaen	30	10	6	2	–		36	12
	2016	Tippeligaen	20	2	4	0	2	0	26	2
	Total		50	12	10	2	2	0	62	14
Nordsjælland	2016–17	Superliga	30	5	2	0	–		32	5
	2017–18	Superliga	36	16	0	0	–		36	16
	Total		66	21	2	0	0	0	68	21
Al Jazira	2018–19	UAE Pro-League	26	8	1	0	–		27	8
Al Jazira	Total		26	8	1	0	0	0	27	8
Career total			251	66	29	4	2	0	282	70

References

^ "Ernest Asante solgt til Al Jazira FC". fcn.dk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "- Asante kan brukes som spiss (Norwegian)". sornett.no. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Asante blir Start-spiller (Norwegian)". ikstart.no. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Asante klar for Stabæk". Stabæk Fotball (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ "FCN henter offensiv ghaneser". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Ghana v Kenya game report". Confederation of African Football. 23 March 2019.
^ "Ernest Asante » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 December 2017.

External links

Profile at worldfootball.net
Ernest Asante at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Ernest Asante solgt til Al Jazira FC". fcn.dk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[2] "- Asante kan brukes som spiss (Norwegian)". sornett.no. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

[3] "Asante blir Start-spiller (Norwegian)". ikstart.no. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

[4] "Asante klar for Stabæk". Stabæk Fotball (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[5] "FCN henter offensiv ghaneser". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[6] "Ghana v Kenya game report". Confederation of African Football. 23 March 2019.

[7] "Ernest Asante » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[8] "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 December 2017.

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