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Jonah Kusi-Asare
Kusi-Asare in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare
Date of birth (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Sundbyberg, Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Youth career
2012–2022 IF Brommapojkarna
2023 AIK
2024– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 AIK 4 (0)
2024– Bayern Munich II 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sweden U16 7 (2)
2023– Sweden U17 1 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare (born 4 July 2007) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.

Club career

AIK

Kusi-Asare played for the youth teams of IF Brommapojkarna. He moved to AIK on January 2023.[1] On 28 August 2023, he made his senior debut for AIK against Varberg in the Allsvenskan,[2] becoming the youngest AIK player ever at the age of 16 years, 1 month and 24 days.[3] He finished the 2023 season with four appearances in the Allsvenskan.[4]

Bayern Munich

On 1 February 2024, Kusi-Asare signed for German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich for a reported fee of €4,500,000[5] set to initially join the under-19 roster.[6] He was promoted to Bayern Munich II for the 2024–25 season.

International career

He has represented Sweden at the youth level internationally, featuring for the U16 and U17.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 4 0
Bayern Munich II 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 0 0 — 0 0
Career Total 4 0 0 0 4 0

Personal life

Jonah is the son of the Swedish-Ghanaian former footballer Jones Kusi-Asare.[7] His mother is Finnish.[8] He is eligible to represent Sweden, Ghana and Finland.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Medie: Dansk interesse for kæmpetalent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 2023-02-13.
  2. ^ "AIK vs. Varberg". Soccerway. 2023-08-28.
  3. ^ "16-årig AIK-talent skrev historie i Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Bold.dk. 2023-08-28.
  4. ^ a b "J. KUSI-ASARE". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ Hunsley, James (1 February 2024). "Harry Kane's No.9 shirt under threat?! Why Bayern Munich newboy Jonah Kusi-Asare was presented with prized jersey & what it means for England forward". Goal.com.
  6. ^ "FC Bayern sign Jonah Kusi-Asare". FC Bayern Munich. 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Ghanaian teenager Jonah Kusi-Asare eyes first professional contract with Swedish topflight side AIK Fotboll". Sports World Ghana. 2023-06-29.
  8. ^ Allsvenska kulisserna: Dragkampen om AIK:s löfte Jonah Kusi-Asare, Expressen, 18 December 2023
  9. ^ AVSLÖJAR: Jonah Kusi Asare kan byta landslag, fotbolldirekt.se, 15 December 2023


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