Patrick Asare

Patrick Asare (born 14 February 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Kaya–Iloilo in the Philippines Football League.

Patrick Asare
Personal information
Full name Patrick Asare
Date of birth (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kaya–Iloilo
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2009 Magic Stars FC
2009–2010 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Dreams 48 (31)
2013–2014 Karela United 11 (9)
2016 Zwekapin United 10 (5)
2017 Yadanarbon 7 (10)
2018 Shan United 4 (0)
2019 Johor Bahru 7 (3)
2020–2021 Semarak 2 (1)
2021– Kaya–Iloilo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2018

Early life

Patrick was born in Accra, Ghana where he competed in youth tournaments and was often fielded in matches for higher age groups; Asare was playing for a U-12 team at 8 years old, and for a U-14 team at 9 years old.[1]

Club career

Ghana Division One

Asare played in Ghana's Division One League playing professional football clubs Dreams and later Karela United.[2]

Hiatus in Malaysia

Asare first came to Malaysia in 2014 supposedly to seal a deal that would enable him to play for a reputed club. However he was left stranded in the country without a club after he found out that he was deceived by a fake agent. He was taken in by a local church and Asare decided to continue his studies in Malaysia and pursued a degree in sports management with a focus on football studies. He also went to the United Kingdom in 2016 to finish his studies.[1]

Zwegabin United F.C.

After a two-year hiatus, Asare participated in a tryout organized by Myanmar League 1 club Zwekapin United. which led to him being signed in by the club.[1]

Yadanarbon F.C.

Patrick signed with Yadanarbon in the second quarter of the 2017 Myanmar National League[3] after an impressive short contract spell with Zwekapin United He was also included in squads for the 2017 Myanmar National League. Patrick scored a total of 10 goals in 7 league appearances as well as 2 goals in 2 appearances in the General Aung San Shield for Yadanarbon, making it a total of 12 goals scored in 9 matches played for the team.

Kaya–Iloilo

Philippines Football League side Kaya–Iloilo announced in April 2021 that they have signed in Asare to play for the club.[4]

References
  1. "Kaya FC-Iloilo Signs Forward Patrick Asare – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Ghanaian international Patrick Asare marries long time Malaysian girlfriend". GhanaSoccer.net. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Despite Losing Lions Still Top". Myanmar National League. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. del Carmen, Lorenzo (10 April 2021). "Kaya-Iloilo beefs up attack with Ghanaian Asare". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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