Solomon Asante
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solomon Asante Wiafe | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | TP Mazembe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Feyenoord Ghana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Feyenoord Ghana | 66 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | ASFA Yennenga | 57 | (39) |
| 2011–2013 | Berekum Chelsea | 70 | (21) |
| 2013– | TP Mazembe | 17 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Burkina Faso | 10 | (2) |
| 2012– | Ghana | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Solomon Asante (born 6 March 1990 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for TP Mazembe as a winger.
Early life
Born in Ghana to Ghanaian parents,[3] Solomon Asante started his career at the Ghanaian club Feyenoord Ghana, where he played until 2009.[4]
Club career
ASFA Yennenga
Solomon Asante joined Burkinabé club ASFA Yennenga from Feyenoord Ghana, at the beginning of the 2009–2010 season.[5] In his second season with ASFA Yennenga he won the 2010–2011 Burkinabé Premier League, 2010–2011 top-goalscorer and was also the 2009–2010 Burkinabé Premier League top-goalscorer with 14 goals.[4][6] He spent two season's with ASFA Yennenga.[4]
Berekum Chelsea
Solomon Asante signed for Ghanaian Ghana Premier League club Berekum Chelsea at the beginning of the 2011–12 Ghana Premier League season.[4][5]
International career
He made his debut for Burkina Faso against South Africa at Ellis Park on 8 August 2011 in an international friendly.[7] He scored his first goal for Burkina Faso in the 87th minute scoring one goal. In November 2011 he dropped from the national team to join his home country Ghana. He scored a goal against England on 22 September 2011 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow the game final score 6-1 Solomon helped the team advance to face Germany but he suffered an injury.
Ghana national team
On 16 May 2012, he was called up to the Ghana squad for two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national football team and Zambia national football team but was later dropped,[8] due to concerns over his eligibility to play for Ghana.[3] He has since been cleared to play for Ghana.[9]
Honours
Club
- ASFA Yennenga
- Burkinabé Premier League (1): 2010–11
- Top scorer in Burkinabé Premier League (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
References
- ↑ Player's profile, CAF
- ↑ Solomon Asante – TP Mazembe
- 1 2 Gary Al-Smith (27 May 2012). "GFA ponders Asante's fate". supersport.com. SuperSport. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Midfielder Solomon Asante Gets Late Black Stars Call-up". berekumchelsea.com. Berekum Chelsea FC. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 Solomon Asante Wiafe. footballzz.co.uk.
- ↑ "Solomon Asante". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "SOUTH AFRICA VS. BURKINA FASO 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ghana names final squad for Lesotho, Zambia". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Striker Asante warns Ghana over his future". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links
- Solomon Asante at National-Football-Teams.com
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