Solomon Asante

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solomon Asante
Personal information
Full name Solomon Asante
Date of birth (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Phoenix Rising
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2007 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)
2013–2017 TP Mazembe 17 (4)
2018– Phoenix Rising 94 (50)
National team
2012– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
2012– Ghana 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020

Solomon Asante (born 6 March 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Phoenix Rising FC as a winger. With Rising, he was named the 2019 and 2020 USL Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP).

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]

TP Mazembe[]

He played for TP Mazembe and won numerous continental and local laurels.[citation needed]

Phoenix Rising FC[]

Asante signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League on 21 December 2017.[7]

International career[]

He made his debut for Burkina Faso against South Africa at Ellis Park on 8 August 2011 in an international friendly.[8] 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 World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national team and Zambia national team but was later dropped,[9] due to concerns over his eligibility to play for Ghana.[10] He has since been cleared to play for Ghana.[11]

Career Statistics[]

Club Season Division League Domestic Cup Other Totals
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Phoenix Rising 2018 USL Championship 36 14 9 0 0 4 1 40 15
2019 32 22 17 1 0 2 0 35 22
2020 17 8 9 0 0 3 2 20 10
2021 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 9 6
Club Totals 94 50 38 1 0 9 3 104 53

Honours and Achievements[]

Individual[]

  • Ghana player of the year 2017[citation needed]

Club[]

ASFA Yennenga[]

Phoenix Rising FC[]

  • Most Valuable Player (Fan's Choice) – 2019
  • Golden Boot – 2019
  • Goal of the season – 2019
  • Assist of the year – 2019
  • Players Player of the year – 2019

Achievements[]

  • USL Championship most assists in a season (17) – 2019[12]
  • USL Championship Golden Boot – 2019
  • USL Championship Most Valuable Player – 2019[13]
  • USL Championship team of the year − 2019[14]
  • USL Championship Most Valuable Player – 2020[15]

Records[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1], Phoenix
  2. ^ Solomon Asante – TP Mazembe
  3. ^ Gary Al-Smith (27 May 2012). "GFA ponders Asante's fate". supersport.com. SuperSport. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Midfielder Solomon Asante Gets Late Black Stars Call-up". Berekum Chelsea F.C. May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Solomon Asante Wiafe. footballzz.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Solomon Asante". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian International Solomon Asante Joins Phoenix Rising". Phoenix Rising FC. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ "South Africa vs. Burkina Faso 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Ghana names final squad for Lesotho, Zambia". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  10. ^ "GFA seeks FIFA clarification over Asante eligibility". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Striker Asante warns Ghana over his future". Africasoccernet.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Solomon Asante becomes USL first player to register 17 assists - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com.
  13. ^ USLChampionship.com Staff (21 November 2019). "Phoenix's Asante Named 2019 Championship Most Valuable Player". USL Championship. United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  14. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (12 November 2019). "USL Championship Announces 2019 All-League Teams". USL Championship. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. ^ USLChampionship.com Staff (6 November 2020). "Phoenix's Solomon Asante Voted 2020 Championship Most Valuable Player". USL Championship. United Soccer League. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ Olafson, Ole (18 August 2019). "Rising Recap – Rising keep record win streak going with 4–2 victory, Solomon Asante sets club record for career goals". Northeast Valley News. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Phoenix Rising Communications (12 September 2019). "Solomon Asante Named USL Player Of The Month". Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""