Solomon Asante

Solomon Asante
Personal information
Full name Solomon Asante Wiafe
Date of birth (1990-03-06) 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
 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 16 (6)
National team
2011 Burkina Faso 1 (0)
2012– Ghana 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June, 2018

Solomon Asante (born 6 March 1990 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Phoenix Rising FC 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]

Phoenix Rising FC

Asante signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League on December 21, 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 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national football team and Zambia national football 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]

Honours

Club

ASFA Yennenga

Ghana player of the year 2017

References

  1. ↑ Player's profile, CAF
  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. 1 2 3 4 "Midfielder Solomon Asante Gets Late Black Stars Call-up". berekumchelsea.com. Berekum Chelsea FC. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 Solomon Asante Wiafe. footballzz.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Solomon Asante". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ghanaian International Solomon Asante Joins Phoenix Rising". Phoenix Rising Football Club. December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 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". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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