Ransford Selasi (born 19 August 1996) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish

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club

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Club career

Selasi was born in

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and joined the Italian club

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at an early age, and progressed through the club's youth systems. On 2 December 2013 he made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–3 loss against

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in that season's

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. On 31 August 2018, he joined

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club

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on a season-long loan. On 30 August 2019, he moved to

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on a permanent basis. On 14 February 2020, he was loaned to

FC Lugano FC Lugano is a Swiss football club based in Lugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its original name, FC Lu ...

in Switzerland until the end of the 2019–20 season.

bought Selasi free by the end of the loan spell. Selasi made no appearances for Lugano in the first half of the 2020–21 season, why he signed a loan deal on 11 January 2021 with

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for the rest of the season.Ghanaian youngster Ransford Selasi joins SC Kriens on loan for the rest of the season
modernghana.com, 11 January 2021

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