Patrick Asare (born 14 February 1995) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as a

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for Kaya–Iloilo in the

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Early life

Patrick was born in

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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.

Club career

Ghana Division One

Asare played in Ghana's Division One League playing professional

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and later Karela United.

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.

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.

Yadanarbon F.C.

Patrick signed with Yadanarbon in the second quarter of the 2017

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after an impressive short contract spell with Zwekapin United He was also included in squads for the 2017

. Patrick scored a total of 10 goals in 7 league appearances as well as 2 goals in 2 appearances in the

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for Yadanarbon, making it a total of 12 goals scored in 9 matches played for the team.

Kaya–Iloilo

side Kaya–Iloilo announced in April 2021 that they have signed in Asare to play for the club.

References

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