| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adambathia Larsen Kwarasey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Strømsgodset | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trosterud | |||
| Vålerenga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Vålerenga | 0 | (0) |
| 2007– | Strømsgodset | 67 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Ghana | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adambathia Larsen Kwarasey (born 12 December 1987) is a Ghanaian international footballer, who is currently playing for Norwegian club Strømsgodset in the Tippeligaen, as a goalkeeper. He holds a Ghanaian passport, a Norwegian passport and a Danish passport.
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Kwarasey was born in Oslo, Norway to a father from Ghana and a mother from Norway. He holds Ghanaian, Norwegian and Danish nationalities.[2]
Kwarasey played youth football with Trosterud and Vålerenga.[3] After moving to Strømsgodset, he made his debut on 6 May 2007.[3]
In November 2007, Kwarasey declared that he would play international football for Ghana.[4] However, he played a friendly match for Norway under-21 in 2008.[2]
On 30 July 2011, Kwarasey was called up for the Ghana national team for a match against Nigeria.[5] That match was postponed due to security reasons,[6] although Kwarasey confirmed his intention to become Ghana's first-choice goalkeeper.[7]
He made his international debut for Ghana on 2 September 2011 in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland,[8] before playing in a friendly match against Brazil at Craven Cottage, London three days later.[9] He has five senior international caps for Ghana to date, as of 28 November 2011.[10]
Kwarasey was named to Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
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