Emmanuel Banahene Osei (born August 16, 1988) is a

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

ian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. Banahene is most comfortable in attacking roles, mainly striker, winger or offensive midfielder.

Career

Banahene started his career at Ghanaian side Stay Cool F.C. He then moved to International Allies, where he was part of the team which won the 3rd edition of the Mylik Classic U-19 Tournament, played between 27 and 29 November 2005 at Dansoman Park,

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

. On June 3, 2006, Heart of Lions F.C. signed him to a 3-year contract. He was then bought by

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i side Hapoel Petach Tikva in the summer of 2008. However, he received limited playing opportunities in first half of the 2008/2009 season and was subsequently loaned to lower-division side Ramata Shalon. At the end of his loan, in October 2009, he returned to Ghana to sign a new one-year contract with Heart of Lions F.C., starting a second stint at the club. In 2010, Banahene was sold again, this time to Berekum Chelsea, and then again the following year, to Turkish club

Orduspor Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But the last spell in top level ...

. In 2012, he was loaned to

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...

team

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. History Giresunspor was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing ...

. In summer of 2012, he signed a one-year loan deal with

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 51 km2, and its population is 346,264 (2022). The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of ...

.On December 24, 2012, he terminated his agreement with Orduspor. In January 2015 he signed for

Ismaily SC Ismaily Sporting Club () is an Egyptian football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club () ( Egyptian pronunciation: Nady El Nahda), based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's consi ...

in a -year deal. On 26 June 2022, Banahene joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Zulfi. On 5 January 2023, Banahene was released.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banahene, Emmanuel 1988 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers International Allies F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Heart of Lions F.C. players Orduspor footballers Giresunspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Al-Orobah FC players Ismaily SC players Al-Minaa SC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Al-Shoulla FC players Al-Kawkab FC players Al-Ansar FC (Medina) players Al-Zulfi FC players Saham Club players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Oman Professional League players Saudi Second Division players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Men's association football forwards 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen People from Dansoman Sportspeople from Greater Accra Region