Kwadwo Asamoah

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Personal information
Kwadwo Asamoah
Full name	Kwadwo Asamoah
Date of birth	September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12) (age 19)
Place of birth	Ghana
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Torino F.C.
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2008 2008-	Liberty Professionals Bellinzona →Torino (loan)
National team
2008-	Ghana	0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Kwadwo Asamoah (born September 9, 1988) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Torino F.C. as a striker.

Kwadwo Asamoah was scouted playing for a local based club Kaaseman FC which belongs to the Kaasehene or Chief Of Kaase and was recommended by the scout Mr. Charles Mensah Gapson to Alhaji Sly Tetteh, CEO of Liberty Professionals.

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 which is taking place on home soil. He was given the number 10 shirt, normally reserved for captain Stephen Appiah who is missing the tournament due to injury.^[1]

In the January 2008 transfer window, he was signed by AC Bellinzona and loaned out to Torino F.C. ^[2]

[edit] International

After scoring four goals for Liberty Professionals in the 2007 season, Asamoah was included in Ghana's squad for the African Cup of Nations. 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 Appiah to strenghen the Black Stars defence.