Emmanuel Gyasi

Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi (born 11 January 1994) is a professional footballer and plays as a forward or left winger for Serie A club Empoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Ghana national team.

Emmanuel Gyasi
Gyasi with Spezia in 2022
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2011 Pro Vercelli
2012–2014 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Torino 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Pisa (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Mantova (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 → Carrarese (loan) 24 (6)
2016 Pistoiese 0 (0)
2016–2023 Spezia 178 (24)
2016–2017 → Pistoiese (loan) 36 (5)
2017–2018 → Südtirol (loan) 37 (4)
2023– Empoli 6 (1)
International career
2021– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

A Torino youth product, Gyasi made his Serie C debut for Pisa on 17 September 2014 in a game against Savona.[2]

After a number of years spent on loan to minor league teams, Gyasi signed for Spezia in 2018. With the Ligurian club, Gyasi won promotion to Serie A in 2020 and made his top-flight debut later that year.In 2023 he signed for Empoli.

International career

Gyasi debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 25 March 2021.[3]

Personal life

Gyasi was born in Palermo to Ghanaian parents, living in the Sicilian capital until the age of four.[4] After moving back to Ghana, he returned in Italy with his family at the age of 11, settling down in Pino Torinese.[5] He became an Italian citizen in 2017.[6]

References
  1. "Emmanuel Gyasi". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2014.
  3. "Match Report of South Africa vs Ghana - 2021-03-25 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Da Palermo alla Nazionale del Ghana, la storia di Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. "Genitori ghanesi, nato a Palermo ed esploso al Nord. Balotelli? No. Ima Gyasi: "Segno per la Carrarese ma sogno la A con il Toro"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020.
  6. "Adesso è italiano il calciatore della Pistoiese Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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