Ernest Asante

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

Ernest Asante

Ernest Asante play against Mjøndalen IF, May 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988
Place of birth	Sunyani, Ghana
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s)	Right winger
Club information
Current team	Free Agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Feyenoord Academy	?	(?)
2009–2010	Beveren	26	(3)
2011–2014	Start	109	(25)
2015–2016	Stabæk	50	(12)
2016–2018	FC Nordsjælland	66	(21)
2018–2019	Al Jazira	24	(8)
2019–2020	Al-Hazem	9	(0)
2020–	Al-Fujairah	7	(1)
National team^‡
2019–	Ghana	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

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.

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 contactr with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.[5]

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.

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
			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		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		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		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
	Total		26	8	1	0	0	0	27	8
Career total			251	66	29	4	2	0	282	70

References

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 2011-02-08.
3. "Asante blir Start-spiller (Norwegian)". ikstart.no. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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.

External links

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