Kwame Quansah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwame Gershion Quansah | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Young Kotoko | ||
| 2000–2001 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Asante Kotoko | 25 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | → AIK (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2004–2014 | Heracles Almelo | 262 | (19) |
| 2016 | Qingdao Red Lions | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ghana | 2 | (0[1]) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kwame Gershion Quansah (born 24 November 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Quansah was born in Tema, Ghana. He previously played for Asante Kotoko, Ajax, Germinal Beerschot and AIK.
He subsequently joined Heracles Almelo in 2004,[2] where he spent the major part of his career and became the club's record holder for most appearances in the Eredivisie with 262. This feat was only surpassed in December 2020, when Tim Breukers reached matched the record.[3] His form in the 2008–09 season earned him two caps for Ghana.
Quansah retired in 2016, after a short stint in China with Qingdao Red Lions.[4]
International career
[edit]Quansah made his debut for the Ghana national football team on 15 October 2008 in a friendly against South Africa.[5] He was called up to an African Cup of Nations qualifications game. He was part of Ghana national team preparation for World Cup 2006.
Honours
[edit]Heracles Almelo[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kwame Quansah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Quansah twee jaar langer bij Heracles". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 22 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Tim Breukers evenaart Kwame Quansah met meeste Eredivisieduels voor Heracles Almelo". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Hardenberger Heerkes terug naar China". De Stentor (in Dutch). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Quansah beleeft een debuut om snel te vergeten". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Heracles knokt zich naar titel en eredivisie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 May 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Voetbal International profile. Archived 25 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch).
- Official website. Archived 27 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tema
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Asante Kotoko S.C. players
- AFC Ajax players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Qingdao Red Lions F.C. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in China
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen