Ernest Asante (born 6 November 1988) is a

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ian

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who plays for Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias.

Club career

Early career

Asante played for the Brong Ahafo U12 side in the National Milo Games hosted in Sunyani, B/A while attending middle school at Ridge.

Start

On 23 January 2011, Asante signed a three-year contract with Norwegian

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side

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after impressing on trial. On 3 April 2011, he made his debut for Start in a 5–1 win against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute and setting up a goal.

Stabæk

On 7 March 2015, Asante signed a three-year contract with league rivals

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FC Nordsjælland

In August 2016 he signed a contract with

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club

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Omonia

On 24 August 2020, Asante signed a two-year contract with

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club Omonia. In his first

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at the club, Asante helped Omonia win the league championship for the 21st time in club history. In April 2021, he suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury, which kept him out of action for the rest of the season, and for a large portion of the following season. His team went on to win that year's Cypriot Cup.

Doxa Katokopias

On 27 August 2022, Asante joined

club Doxa Katokopias. In September, he joined

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on a year-long loan.

International career

Asante played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, which was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Ghana placed third after drawing in all of their three group matches, scoring three and conceding three in the process. He made his debut for the

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on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya, as a 76th-minute substitute for

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Career statistics

Honours

Omonia *

: 2020–21 *

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: 2021–22 *

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* * 1988 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers K.S.K. Beveren players IK Start players Stabæk Fotball players FC Nordsjælland players Eliteserien players Al Jazira Club players Al-Hazem F.C. players Fujairah FC players AC Omonia players Doxa Katokopias FC players AEK Larnaca FC players Norwegian First Division players UAE Pro League players Saudi Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Men's association football wingers Footballers from Bono Region 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub