Kwame Bonsu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kwame Bonsu

| image = Kwame Bonsu.jpeg

| caption = Bonsu with Gefle IF in 2015

| full_name = Kwame Bonsu{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: ES Tunis |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|09|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buduburam, Ghana

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Al-Ain

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Anokye Stars

| years1 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Heart of Lions

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = → FC Rosengård (loan)

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Mjällby AIF

| caps3 = 39

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Gefle IF

| caps4 = 42

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = Asante Kotoko

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs6 = Espérance ST

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2020–2022

| clubs7 = Ceramica Cleopatra

| caps7 = 45

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = Al Bataeh

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Naft Al-Basra

| caps9 = 22

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Al-Ain

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 =

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 21:42, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2019

| youthclubs2 = Heart of Lions

| youthyears2 =

}}

Kwame Bonsu (born 25 September 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain. He has had previous spells in Sweden with Gefle IF, Mjällby AIF, Rosengård and for Asante Kotoko in his home country Ghana.

Club career

= Youth career (Heart of Lions) =

At the age of 17 Bonsu got a contract to play for the Ghanaian premier league team Heart of Lions in the 2012/13 season By the end of the season he had played 22 games and scored 4 goals for the Ghanaian premier club.{{Cite web|title=Heart of Lions 2-0 Hearts of Oak: Phobians' heart broken at Kpando {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2012/12/16/3607848/heart-of-lions-2-0-hearts-of-oak-phobians-heart-broken-at|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|title=A Resurrected Dream: The Story Of An Ex-Convict Kwame Bonsu|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/975490/a-resurrected-dream-the-story-of-an-ex-convict.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}

= Career in Sweden =

In 2013 whilst playing for Heart of Lions based in Kpando, Kwame secured a loan deal to play in Sweden for Malmo team FC Rosengard. He played eight league matches and scored two goals for Rosengård, both goals scored on 7 September 2013 in a 2–1 win over Hässleholms IF.

His performances for Heart of Lions secured him a permanent contract to play for Mjallby AIF in the 2014/15 season. Bonsu played a total of 39 matches, scoring two goals for Mjällby AIF.{{cite web|title=Officiellt: Kwame Bonsu klar för Mjällby AIF|url=http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/35796|accessdate=25 October 2014|publisher=Fotbolltransfers}} He then signed a three-year contract with Gefle IF in July 2015 after leaving Mjällby AIF.{{cite web|title=Kwame Bonsu ready for Gefle IF|url=http://www.gefleiffotboll.se/2015/07/14/kwame-bonsu-klar-for-gefle-if/|publisher=gefleiffotboll|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715064407/http://www.gefleiffotboll.se/2015/07/14/kwame-bonsu-klar-for-gefle-if/|archivedate=15 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}

He played 42 league matches between 2015 and 2017 .

= Asante Kotoko =

The former IF Gafle midfielder moved back to Ghana to join Asante Kotoko in October 2018.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-12|title=Ghanaian footballer Kwame Bonsu returns to action after serving jail time in Sweden|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-footballer-kwame-bonsu-returns-to-action-after-serving-jail-time-in-sweden|access-date=2020-09-26|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-06-09|title=Ghana's Kwame Bonsu handed two-year jail sentence for sexually assaulting wife in Sweden |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/ghanas-kwame-bonsu-handed-two-year-jail-sentence-for-sexually-assaulting-wife-in-sweden-3536191.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Firstpost}}

He played a key role in the team's impressive run in the CAF Confederation Cup as they progressed to the group stages of the cup for the first time in 11 years.{{Cite web|title=Kotoko will qualify from group stage — Frimpong|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/ghananews-kotoko-will-qualify-from-group-stage-frimpong.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|title=Konadu expects Kotoko not to struggle in group stage {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/caf-confederation-cup-konadu-backs-kotoko-to-survive-group/odlfdpyukscl11rabygha0mg6|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.goal.com}} He also helped the club to win the Normalization Committee Tier one cup.{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2019-07-17|title=Official : Esperance complete the signing of Kwame Bonsu|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2019/07/17/official-esperance-complete-the-signing-of-kwame-bonsu/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=GFA-NC congratulates Kotoko on Tier 1 Special Competition victory|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/gfa-nc-congratulates-kotoko-on-tier-1-special-competition-victory|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}

= Espérance Sportive de Tunis =

Due to his performance for Asante Kotoko in the CAF Confederation 2019 Competition,{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Free from captivity Bonsu steering Kotoko wheel|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/free-from-captivity-bonsu-steering-kotoko-wheel|access-date=2020-09-26|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}} he secured a move to Tunisian League giants Espérance Sportive de Tunis July 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-27|title=Ghanaian midfielder Kwame Bonsu delighted with Esperance move|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-midfielder-kwame-bonsu-delighted-with-esperance-move|access-date=2020-09-26|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}

He played in 15 matches out of 26 matches, of which he started 14 matches as Espérance ST won the 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue{{Cite web|date=2020-08-30|title=Kwame Bonsu becomes fifth Ghanaian to win Tunisian League after latest Espérance triumph|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/football/kwame-bonsu-becomes-fifth-ghanaian-to-win-tunisian-league-after-latest-esperance-triumph/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}

=Al-Ain=

On 24 August 2024, Bonsu joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain.{{cite web |title=كوامي بونســو ينظم للعيــن السعودي |url=https://x.com/alain_ksa/status/1827409103234212283}}

International

Bonsu made his debut for the Ghana national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mauritania.{{cite web|publisher=Footy Ghana|url=https://footy-ghana.com/2019/03/friendly-improved-second-half-gives-ghana-3-1-win-over-mauritania/|title=Ghana v Mauritania game report|date=26 March 2019}}

Honours

= Club =

; Espérance de Tunis

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (1): 2019–20{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Esperance are Tunisian League Champions for 30th time|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/esperance-are-tunisian-league-champions-for-30th-time|access-date=2020-09-25|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}
Tunisian Super Cup (1): 2020{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Penalty joy as Esperance wins fifth Tunisian Super Cup|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/penalty-joy-as-esperance-wins-fifth-tunisian-super-cup|access-date=2020-09-25|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}