Jonah Kusi-Asare
.jpg) Kusi-Asare in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonah Daniel Kusi-Asare | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2007 | ||
| 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 | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sweden U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sweden U17 | 1 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 22 November 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
[edit]AIK
[edit]Kusi-Asare played for the youth teams of IF Brommapojkarna. He moved to AIK in 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
[edit]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.
He made his debut with Bayern Munich II on 30 August 2024, for a 1–1 draw Regionalliga Bayern home match against DJK Vilzing.[7]
International career
[edit]He has represented Sweden at the youth level internationally, featuring for the U16 and U17.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 November 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Personal life
[edit]Jonah is the son of the Swedish-Ghanaian former footballer Jones Kusi-Asare.[8] His mother is Finnish.[9] He is eligible to represent Sweden, Ghana and Finland.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Medie: Dansk interesse for kæmpetalent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 13 February 2023.
- ^ "AIK vs. Varberg". Soccerway. 28 August 2023.
- ^ "16-årig AIK-talent skrev historie i Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Bold.dk. 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "J. KUSI-ASARE". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FC Bayern sign Jonah Kusi-Asare". FC Bayern Munich. 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Bayern II holt späten aber verdienten Punkt gegen Vilzing".
- ^ "Ghanaian teenager Jonah Kusi-Asare eyes first professional contract with Swedish topflight side AIK Fotboll". Sports World Ghana. 29 June 2023.
- ^ Allsvenska kulisserna: Dragkampen om AIK:s löfte Jonah Kusi-Asare, Expressen, 18 December 2023
- ^ AVSLÖJAR: Jonah Kusi Asare kan byta landslag, fotbolldirekt.se, 15 December 2023
External links
[edit]- Jonah Kusi-Asare at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- People from Solna Municipality
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Swedish people of Ghanaian descent
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Allsvenskan players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen