Jones Kusi-Asare
{{short description|Swedish-Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jones Kusi-Asare
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Jones Kusi-Asare
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = Vasalund
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1999–2001
| clubs2 = Djurgården
| caps2 = 53
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2002–2003
| clubs3 = Grazer AK
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2003
| clubs4 = → Denizlispor (loan)
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2003–2004
| clubs5 = Landskrona BoIS
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2005–2008
| clubs6 = Djurgården
| caps6 = 93
| goals6 = 28
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = Esbjerg
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010
| clubs8 = → AaB (loan)
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2011
| clubs9 = Assyriska FF
| caps9 = 19
| goals9 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2001
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 1 April 2012
| ntupdate =
}}
Jones Kusi-Asare (born 21 May 1980) is a Swedish-Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
He started his career at Vasalunds IF in the Stockholm suburb of Solna.{{cite web |url=http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=3059&typ=2 |title=Första nyförvärvet klart |accessdate=21 August 2008 |date=8 November 1998 |work=Dif.se |publisher=Djurgårdens IF Fotboll |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107223254/http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=3059&typ=2 |archivedate=7 January 2009 }} He was signed by Djurgården in 1998 and made his Allsvenskan against IFK Norrköping on 11 April 1999. He struggled in the first two seasons but in 2001 he became their top goalscorer despite the fact that he often started on the bench. After spells at Grazer AK in Austria and Denizlispor in Turkey, he returned to Swedish football in 2003 when he signed for Landskrona BoIS. After two seasons there (2003 and 2004), he returned to Djurgården.
In December 2008, it was announced that he would be playing at Esbjerg fB starting from spring 2009 and signs a contract between 30 June 2011. At 1 September 2010 Esbjerg fB and AaB agreed that Kusi-Asare would join AaB on a loan-contract until 31 December 2010.[http://www.aabsport.dk/29B847C9-6F3D-46F1-A2EA-6180A17183B3.W5Doc?id=8837C686-15C6-40F1-9964-162D1CD6249F Kusi-Asare til AaB] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903022710/http://www.aabsport.dk/29B847C9-6F3D-46F1-A2EA-6180A17183B3.W5Doc?id=8837C686-15C6-40F1-9964-162D1CD6249F |date=3 September 2011 }} On 26 January 2011 Jones signed with Assyriska FF from Södertälje Sweden.[http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=2968 Jones Kusi Asare klar för Assyriska!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307190201/http://www.assyriska.se/article.php?ar=2968 |date= 7 March 2012 }}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Team ! Season ! Competition ! Apps ! Goals | |||
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| rowspan="4" | Djurgårdens IF | 1999 | Allsvenskan | align="center"|15 | align="center"|1 |
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| 2000 | Superettan | align="center"|15 | align="center"|3 |
| ----
| 2001 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |22 | align="center"|7 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!52 !11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2002–2003 | Bundesliga | align="center" |24 | align="center" |6 |
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| 2003 | Süper Lig | align="center" |3 | align="center" |0 |
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| rowspan="3" | Landskrona BoIS | 2003 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |11 | align="center" |3 |
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| 2004 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |22 | align="center" |4 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!33 !7 | |||
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| rowspan="5" | Djurgårdens IF | 2005 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |24 | align="center" |12 |
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| 2006 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |17 | align="center" |6 |
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| 2007 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |23 | align="center" |4 |
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| 2008 | Allsvenskan | align="center" |29 | align="center" |6 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!93 !28 | |||
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| 2008–09 | Superliga | align="center" |6 | align="center" |0 |
| ----
| AaB | 2010 | Superliga | align="center" |3 | align="center" |1 |
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| 2011 | Superettan | align="center" |19 | align="center" |5 |
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| colspan="3" |Total | align="center" |233 | align="center" |58 |
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.efb.dk/nc/fodbold/truppen/spillervisning.html?tx_wkleague_pi1[playerID]=456 Esbjerg fB profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218053434/http://www.efb.dk/nc/fodbold/truppen/spillervisning.html?tx_wkleague_pi1%5BplayerID%5D=456 |date=18 February 2012 }} {{in lang|da}}
- {{drdkstat|116697}}
- {{Svenskfotboll|pid=1507|fid=129402|name=Jones Kusi-Asare}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103928/http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=1507 |title=Jones Kusi Asare at SvFF}} {{in lang|sv}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kusi-Asare, Jones}}
Category:Naturalized citizens of Sweden
Category:Swedish people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Denizlispor footballers
Category:Landskrona BoIS players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Footballers from Kumasi