Patrick Asare
Personal information
Full name Patrick Asare
Date of birth (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kaya–Iloilo
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2009 Magic Stars FC
2009–2010 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Dreams 48 (31)
2013–2014 Karela United 11 (9)
2016 Zwekapin United 10 (5)
2017 Yadanarbon 7 (10)
2018 Shan United 4 (0)
2019 Johor Bahru 7 (3)
2020–2021 Semarak 2 (1)
2021– Kaya–Iloilo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2018

Patrick Asare (born 14 February 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Kaya–Iloilo in the Philippines Football League.

Early life

Patrick was born in Accra, Ghana 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.[1]

Club career

Ghana Division One

Asare played in Ghana's Division One League playing professional football clubs Dreams and later Karela United.[2]

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.[1]

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.[1]

Yadanarbon F.C.

Patrick signed with Yadanarbon in the second quarter of the 2017 Myanmar National League[3] after an impressive short contract spell with Zwekapin United He was also included in squads for the 2017 Myanmar National League. Patrick scored a total of 10 goals in 7 league appearances as well as 2 goals in 2 appearances in the General Aung San Shield for Yadanarbon, making it a total of 12 goals scored in 9 matches played for the team.

Kaya–Iloilo

Philippines Football League side Kaya–Iloilo announced in April 2021 that they have signed in Asare to play for the club.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kaya FC-Iloilo Signs Forward Patrick Asare – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ghanaian international Patrick Asare marries long time Malaysian girlfriend". GhanaSoccer.net. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Despite Losing Lions Still Top". Myanmar National League. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (10 April 2021). "Kaya-Iloilo beefs up attack with Ghanaian Asare". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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