Kwadwo Asamoah
![]() Asamoah warming up for Juventus in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kwadwo Asamoah[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 December 1988||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left midfielder / Left-back / Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Kaaseman | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Liberty Professionals | 70 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Bellinzona | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | → Torino | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Udinese | 134 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2018 | Juventus | 156 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Inter Milan | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Cagliari | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 490 | (21) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2019 | Ghana[4] | 74 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Kwadwo Asamoah[5] (/kwəˈdʒoʊ æsəˈmoʊ.ɑː/, kwə-JOH ass-ə-MOH-ah;[needs Twi IPA] born 9 December 1988)[6] is a Ghanaian former professional footballer.[7] Mainly a left midfielder or left-back, he was also occasionally deployed as a central midfielder.[8][9] Left-footed midfielder, very tactically flexible, his best qualities are dynamism and physical power; these, combined with good basic technique and excellent insertion times, make him a valid player in both phases of the game. Able to combine quality and quantity, he was born as a midfielder and then established himself as a left winger of a 5-piece midfield, during his time with Juventus, under the guidance of Antonio Conte; his successor on the Juventus bench, Massimiliano Allegri, described him as "one of those horses who stay still for a long time, and as soon as they have the opportunity, they start again at full speed". Nonetheless, an early physical decline combined with a poor adaptability to the role of full-back in a 4-piece defence, heavily undermined his performance in the second part of his career. Widely considered as one of the best Ghanaian midfielders of all time.
Career statistics
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[change | change source]Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
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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
[change | change source]Ghana | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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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
[change | change source]- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2009 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 20 January 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
3. | 9 February 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
4. | 6 September 2013 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[change | change source]- Serie A: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Coppa Italia: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013, 2015
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2014–15, 2016–17
Inter Milan
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2010;[13] third place: 2008[14]
Individual
- CAF Most Promising African Player: 2010[12]
- SWAG Sports Personality of the Year: 2012[15]
- Ghana Player of the Year: 2012[12]
- CAF Team of the Year: 2014[16]
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2013–14[17]
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2010,[18] 2012[19]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "Player: Kwadwo Asamoah". Serie A. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "Kwadwo Asamoah". Juventus F.C. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Asamoah, Kwadwo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Kwadwo Kojo Asamoah". Schedecalciatori.it. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Udinese player profile – Asamoah, Kwadwo". udinese.it. Udinese Calcio. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Inter & Kwadwo Asamoah Have Terminated Contract, Gianluca Di Marzio Reports". OneFootball. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Asamoah officially Inter's". Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "2019 AFCON: Kwadwo Asamoah reveals why he delayed his Ghana return". Ghana Web. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "K. Asamoah". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kwadwo ASAMOAH". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Kwadwo Asamoah". eurosport.fr (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ghana v Egypt - African Nations Cup". espn.com. ESPN. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "26th Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008". cafonline.com. CAF. 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008.
- ↑ "Kwadwo Asamoah wins SWAG flagship award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ↑ "Glo-CAF awards 2014 winners". Ahram. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Serie A, Gran Galà del Calcio Aic. Tutte le frasi e i premi". www.tuttosport.com (in Italian). Tuttosport. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "CAF Releases top 11 of Orange CAN". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ "Orange CAN 2012 Best XI". cafonline.com. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
Other websites
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- Official website
- Profile on Juventus website
- Profile Archived 2022-05-23 at the Wayback Machine on Lega Serie A Calcio website
- Kwadwo Asamoah – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Articles needing IPA
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Ghana at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Ghana at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players