Richard Asante

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Richard Asante
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Personal information
Full name Richard Kwaku Asante
Date of birth July 24, 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 22)
Place of birth    Abesim, Ghana
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club no club
Youth clubs
2003–06 Syracuse University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2007
2007		 Toronto FC
Toronto Lynx		 0 (0)
2 (0)   
National team2
2000, 2001
2003		 Canada U-17
Canada U-20		 5 (0)
7 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 12, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 7, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Richard Asante (born July 24, 1985 in Ghana) is an Canadian/Ghanaian soccer player who previously played for USL Premier Development League side Toronto Lynx. He was born in Ghana, but he and his parents moved to Canada and he now holds Canadian citizenship.

In his high school years Asante won the Ontario Cup twice as a part of Westview Centennial, and was the 2001 Ontario Youth Soccer League MVP. Asante was drafted by Toronto FC as the 27th overall pick of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, but left the club to join the Lynx.

Asante was previously at Syracuse University from 2003 until 2006 and played four years for the Orange.

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