Kojo "Kwadwo" Asamoah is a Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder

Midfielder

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 for Serie A

Serie A

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 club Udinese

Udinese Calcio

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 in Italy

Italy

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 and the Ghana national team

Ghana national football team

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.

Early career

Asamoah was scouted playing for a local based club Depotivo F.C. which belongs to Kamara and was recommended by the scout Mr. Charles Mensah Gapson to Alhaji Sly Tetteh, CEO of Liberty Professionals.

Udinese

In the January 2008 transfer window, he was signed by AC Bellinzona

AC Bellinzona

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 and loaned out to Torino F.C.

Torino F.C.

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 In fact, Udinese borrowed the non-EU registration quota from Torino in order to sign him, as the club already signed Mauricio Isla

Mauricio Isla

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 that season.

Asamoah made his debut on 11 January 2009 against U.C. Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria

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, and scored his first goal for Udinese on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Asamoah’s angled shot on 9 minutes at the end of a quick counter attack for his first goal, a reward for a season during which he has increasingly become important to Udinese with his strong tackling, close ball control and ability to pick the right pass. Udinese went on to beat Fiorentina 3–1 at Stadio Friuli, the home of Udinese. Udinese have the option to make his signing permanent at the end of the season for 800,000 euros. He has quickly adapted to Italian football and has maintained a position in the starting lineup under coach Marino.

International career

He gained his first national call-up after debuting for Liberty Professionals in the 2006/2007 Onetouch Premiership when Sir. Cecil Jones Attuquayefio called into the National Olympic Football Team.

He was called up for the Ghanaian national side for the first time as part of his countries 2008 African Cup of Nations

2008 African Cup of Nations

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 which took place on home soil. He was given the number 10 shirt, normally reserved for captain Stephen Appiah

Stephen Appiah

Stephen Leroy Appiah is a former Ghana International football midfielder and captain. He is currently a free agent. He has played for several European clubs since 1997 and is currently without a club. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic,...

 who missed the tournament due to injury.

Although he did not see any playing time in the tournament, he was about to come on as a substitute in the 3rd place playoff against Ivory Coast in Kumasi but could not do so due to an injury to Eric Addo but was made to go back to the subs bench only to be replaced by Ahmed Barusso.

He played every match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

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 for Ghana where they were knocked out in the quarter finals by Uruguay.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	June 7, 2009	Stade 26 Mars Stade 26 mars Stade 26 mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium... , Bamako Bamako Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...		0–1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa...

Titles and Honours

Ghana

• Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
• Africa Cup of NationsBronze Medal: 2008
• Most Promising African Player: 2010

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