Kwadwo Asamoah

Kwadwo Asamoah won six Serie A titles in a row with Juventus, from 2012-13 to 2017-18, and by the time he retired in October 2022 he had played more Serie A games than any other African.

Early career

He was born on 9 December 1988 and started with Kaaseman and Liberty Professionals in Accra. A spell in Switzerland with Bellinzona led to Udinese, where he spent four seasons from 2008 and played 114 league games.

Juventus and Inter

Juventus signed him in 2012, first on a co-ownership deal and then outright in 2013. He scored on his debut in the 2012 Supercoppa against Napoli and, converted from midfield to wing-back, won four Coppa Italia titles and reached two Champions League finals, in 2015 and 2017. Knee injuries in 2014 and 2016 interrupted his time in Turin. He joined Inter Milan in July 2018, reached the 2020 Europa League final with them, and finished his career at Cagliari in 2021, where he passed the record for Serie A appearances by an African player.

Black Stars

He won 74 caps between 2009 and 2019. He was in the Ghana side that finished third at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and runner-up in 2010, and played at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. CAF named him Most Promising African Player in 2010, and he was Ghana Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.

Family

He is married to Abena, and they have two children, Jason and Jada. In 2020 he gave US$20,000 to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for its COVID-19 response.