| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nasiru Zakaria Banahene | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Honka | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009-2016 | Kumasi Barcelona Football Club | ||
| 2016-2018 | Ocheman Planners | ||
| 2018–2019 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | MTK Budapest | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Honka II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Honka (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Honka | 43 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nasiru Zakaria Banahene (born 8 July 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a right-back for Finnish club Honka
Career
Early life
Born in Accra, Banahene started his career at the age of 9 with local club Kumasi Barcelona Football Club based in Kumasi, Ghana. He was there with childhood friend Mohammed Salisu. Banahene then moved to Ocheman Planners before progressing on to the youth academy of Accra-based club Liberty Professionals.
MTK Budapest
In February 2019, he joined Hungarian club MTK Budapest. However, MTK decided to loan Banahene out during the summer due to a lack of playing time.[1]
FC Honka
On 9 August 2019, Banahene joined Finnish club Honka on an initial loan deal for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy.[2] In July 2020, Honka exercised their buy option with Banahene signing a three-year deal.[1]
Club statistics
- As of match played 6 August 2020[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MTK Budapest | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Honka B | 2019 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Honka | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 Osman, Abdul Wadudu (19 July 2020). "Honka FC exercise option to tie Nasiru Banahene permanently from MTK Budapest". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Muutoksia Hongan pelaajistossa, esporthonka.com, 9 August 2019
- ↑ Nasiru Banahene at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2020.