Nana Akwasi Asare

Nana Akwasi Asare
	Asare with Gent in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	11 July 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Cornerstones
	Feyenoord Fetteh
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Feyenoord
2004–2005	→ Antwerp (loan)
2005–2007	→ Mechelen (loan)
2007–2009	Mechelen
2009–2013	Utrecht
2013–2020	Gent
National team‡
2007–2012	Ghana
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

Nana Akwasi Asare (born 11 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who most recently played for Belgian club Gent as a left back. Between 2007 and 2012 he made five appearances for the Ghana national team.

Club career[]

Born in Kumasi, Asare has played for Feyenoord Fetteh, Feyenoord, Royal Antwerp, Mechelen, Utrecht and Gent.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Asare moved from Mechelen to Utrecht in May 2009.^[4] He signed a four-year contract with Gent in June 2013.^[5]^[6]

In September 2020, Asare's contract with Gent was terminated by mutual consent.^[7] Through seven seasons, including three seasons as team captain, he made 272 appearances for the club, including 215 in the Belgian First Division A, 24 in the Belgian Cup, 1 in the Belgian Super Cup and 32 in European competitions. When he left the club, he was also the player with the most European minutes ever for Gent, namely 2824 minutes.^[8]

International career[]

Asare earned 5 caps for Ghana between 2007 and 2012.^[1] He was a squad member at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.^[9]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nana Akwasi Asare". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ Nana Akwasi Asare at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ "NANA ASARE VERTREKT NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). Voetbal Belgie. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ "'Volwassen' Asare tekent vierjarig contract bij AA Gent" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ "Nana Asare naar Gent" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^ "'Asare (34) verlaat Gent na zeven seizoenen en zoekt nieuwe uitdaging'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Thank you Nana". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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[NFT-1] "Nana Akwasi Asare". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[2] Nana Akwasi Asare at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[3] "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[4] "NANA ASARE VERTREKT NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). Voetbal Belgie. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[5] "'Volwassen' Asare tekent vierjarig contract bij AA Gent" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[6] "Nana Asare naar Gent" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[7] "'Asare (34) verlaat Gent na zeven seizoenen en zoekt nieuwe uitdaging'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[thank-you-8] "Thank you Nana". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[9] "African Nations Cup 2008 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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v t FC Utrecht Player of the Year (David Di Tommaso Trophy)
FC Utrecht Player of the Year	2004: Tanghe 2005: Di Tommaso
David Di Tommaso Trophy	2006: De Jong 2007: Vorm 2008: Van Dijk 2009: Silberbauer 2010: Mertens 2011: Asare 2012: Duplan 2013: Van der Hoorn 2014: Ruiter 2015: Haller 2016: Letschert 2017: Troupée 2018: Van der Maarel 2019: Janssen 2020: Kerk 2021: Van de Streek

Personal information
Asare with Gent in 2015
Date of birth	(1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Left back^[1]
Youth career
	Cornerstones
	Feyenoord Fetteh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Feyenoord	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Antwerp (loan)	24	(3)
2005–2007	→ Mechelen (loan)	36	(1)
2007–2009	Mechelen	52	(1)
2009–2013	Utrecht	102	(10)
2013–2020	Gent	215	(3)
National team^‡
2007–2012	Ghana	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 26 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:24, 8 August 2015 (UTC)