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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.
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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 |
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
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2009 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Mali | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 20 January 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | DR Congo | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
3. | 9 February 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Mali | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
4. | 6 September 2013 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Zambia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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