Edmund Owusu-Ansah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmund Owusu-Ansah | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Lions | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Asante Kotoko | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Asante Kotoko | 123 | (24) |
| 2007–2010 | Heart of Lions | 65 | (28) |
| 2010–2011 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 33 | (4) |
| 2011- | Hai Phong F.C. | 25 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Ghana | 16 | (4) |
| – | Ghana U23 | ||
| – | Ghana U20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Edmund Owusu-Ansah (born 2 April 1983 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Lions in the Ghana Premier League.
Career
Edmund Owusu-Ansah is a Ghanaian born football player. He is a midfielder who has often been touted as the “midfield general” for his command in midfield. He has the ability to exert energy in supporting offensive and defensive plays. Edmund Owusu-Ansah began his career in the youth from Asante Kotoko and was here in 2003 promoted to the seniorside, after four years in the Ghana Premier League for the Porcupine Warriors joined in summer 2007 to League rival Heart of Lions. He joined the V-League side Song Lam Nghe An in 2010 and helped them win the league title that year. Vicem Hai Phong purchased him from Song Lam Nghe An in 2011 for the season. He returned to his native country Ghana and re-signed with his former team Heart of Lions in 2012. [1]
Before joining Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Edmund played for Feyenoord Rotterdam soccer academy in Ghana and was taken to the Netherlands in a bid to launch into the senior team. Since turning professional he has had stints with Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), Udinese (Italy), Krylia Sovetov (Russia) and FC Lyn Oslo (Norway).
International career
He is also current member of the Ghana national football team who earned his first cap in 2007. He captained the national team to play a friendly against Argentina in 2001 under their then coach Diego Maradona. He also led the local select side of the Ghana national team at the CHAN tournament in 2009, where Ghana lost in the finals to DR Congo.
In November 2013, coach Maxwell Konadu, invited him to be a part of the Ghana squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup.[2] He helped the team to a first place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one[2]
References
- ↑ Edmund Owusu-Ansah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Fokus auf: Edmund Owusu-Ansah - Kapitän und Führungsspieler!
External links
- Edmund Owusu-Ansah at National-Football-Teams.com