Ernest Asante (born 6 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for FC Nordsjælland in Denmark. He is primarily a winger, but he can also be used as a striker.
Club career
Early career
Asante played for the Brong Ahafo U12 side in the National Milo Games hosted in Sunyani, B/A while attending middle school at Ridge.
Start
On 23 January 2011, Asante signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side IK Start after impressing on trial.On 3 April 2011, he made his debut for Start in a 5–1 win against Strømsgodset, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute and setting up a goal.
Stabæk
On 7 March 2015, Asante signed a three-year contract with league rivals Stabæk Fotball.
International career
Asante played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, which was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Ghana placed third after drawing in all of their three group matches, scoring three and conceding three in the process.
Career statistics
- As of 1 December 2017
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Start | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Adeccoligaen | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | 33 | 8 | |||
| Total | 109 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 27 | ||
| Stabæk | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | – | 36 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2016–17 | Superliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 12 | |||
| Total | 47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 58 | ||
