Kwadwo Asamoah: Ghana midfielder retires ‘blessed and thankful’
Former Ghana and Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah says he “feel blessed and thankful” after being overwhelmed by tributes following his retirement from professional football.
The 33-year-old has opted to become an agent after ending a playing career that saw him become Africa’s most decorated player in the Italian top flight, winning six Serie A titles, on Wednesday.
Asamoah’s European journey began at Swiss club Bellinzona but he spent his entire senior career in Italy with stints at Udinese and Inter Milan either side of his successes at Juventus.
His last club was Cagliari, whom he left at the end of the 2020-21 campaign.
Revered by notable Juventus team-mates like Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon during his time in Turin, a clearly emotional Asamoah said: “I feel blessed and thankful for all the beautiful messages. I can’t thank everyone enough.”
A versatile player who excelled as a wing-back, left-back and in midfield, Asamoah enjoyed a trophy-laden career with the Bianconeri.
As well as his six league-winner’s medals, he won the Coppa Italia four times, three Italian Super Cups and reached the European Champions League final twice, in 2015 and 2017, in his six years at Juventus.
After a glittering career that was somewhat blighted by injury, his nine league appearances for Cagliari last year helped him surpass compatriot Sulley Muntari’s 270 matches – to set a record 279 top-flight games for an African in Italy.
By BBC
