| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Edward Asaba | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Dulwich Hamlet | 26 | (10) |
| 1994–1997 | Brentford | 102 | (45) |
| 1994–1997 | → Colchester United | 12 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Reading | 32 | (8) |
| 1998–2001 | Gillingham | 127 | (46) |
| 2001–2003 | Sheffield United | 67 | (23) |
| 2003–2005 | Stoke City | 70 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Millwall | 24 | (5) |
| Total | 448 | (146) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carl Edward Asaba (born 28 January 1973 in London) is a former English professional football player who played as a striker.
Asaba first came to prominence at Brentford, debuting in 1994 after joining the club from Dulwich Hamlet. His goalscoring soon attracted attention and Reading signed him for a club record £800,000 on 7 August 1997. He did not make an impact for Reading scoring eight league goals from 32 appearances, and subsequently moved on to Gillingham for another club record fee of £600,000.
He finished top scorer for Gillingham in season 1998–99 with 20 league goals and scored the opening goal in the final of the Football League One play-offs at Wembley, but much of the rest of his time at Priestfield Stadium was dogged by injuries. On 9 March 2001 he signed for Sheffield United for £92,500.
He became a favourite at Bramall Lane when he scored the second goal with a deft glancing header in a 2–1 win against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the 100th Sheffield Derby. He played a key role in the Blades reaching the Football League promotion play-offs with memorable late winners in home victories against Nottingham Forest and Leicester City respectively, and a hat-trick at Brighton & Hove Albion after coming on as a substitute.
On 5 August 2003 he was transferred to Stoke City. He made 70 league appearances for Stoke scoring nine league goals.
On 25 August 2005, Asaba joined Millwall in a free transfer, when then Stoke manager Johan Boskamp deemed him surplus to requirements. He spent one year with the London club scoring three league goals from 21 appearances.
Attended St. Edwards College in Liverpool.
1992-1994 Attended Middlesex University (Ponders End site)
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