Mark Edusei (born 29 September 1976 in
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
) is a former
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
ian
football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Throughout his career Edusei moved around a lot, playing for clubs based in six countries.
Career
Early career
Catania
From the 2006–2007 season he played for
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Copp ...
team
Calcio Catania
Catania S.S.D., commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in .
Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the ...
. The Sicily team signed him in
co-ownership deal for €120,000.
[ In June 2007 Catania acquired him for an additional €150,000.][UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 ] Edusei became a big part of the Catania team off the bench and from the start on occasions. During his three-season stint, he made over 25 appearances.
Late career
After taking no part in field play during the first six months of the 08-09 Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Copp ...
season, Edusei was allowed to Bari in January 2009. Edusei signed a deal until June 2010.[
In December 2009 he signed a contract until the end of season with optional 1 more year with ]Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
.
International
Edusei has also represented the Ghana national team
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football, doing it since 1957. The team consists of twenty players including the technical team. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in ...
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References
External links
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Ghanaian footballers
Ghana international footballers
Ghanaian expatriate footballers
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
2000 African Cup of Nations players
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
U.S. Lecce players
U.D. Leiria players
AC Bellinzona players
Cosenza Calcio 1914 players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
U.C. Sampdoria players
Torino F.C. players
Catania S.S.D. players
King Faisal Babes FC players
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Primeira Liga players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Liga Leumit players
Footballers from Kumasi
1976 births
Living people
Association football midfielders