Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi (born 11 January 1994) is a professional footballer and plays as a forward or left winger for Serie A club Empoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Ghana national team.
_-_2022-08-27_-_8_(cropped).jpg) Gyasi with Spezia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2012–2014 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Pisa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mantova (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Carrarese (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2016 | Pistoiese | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2023 | Spezia | 178 | (24) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Südtirol (loan) | 37 | (4) |
| 2023– | Empoli | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | Ghana | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
A Torino youth product, Gyasi made his Serie C debut for Pisa on 17 September 2014 in a game against Savona.[2]
After a number of years spent on loan to minor league teams, Gyasi signed for Spezia in 2018. With the Ligurian club, Gyasi won promotion to Serie A in 2020 and made his top-flight debut later that year.In 2023 he signed for Empoli.
International career edit
Gyasi debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 25 March 2021.[3]
Personal life edit
Gyasi was born in Palermo to Ghanaian parents, living in the Sicilian capital until the age of four.[4] After moving back to Ghana, he returned in Italy with his family at the age of 11, settling down in Pino Torinese.[5] He became an Italian citizen in 2017.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 23 August 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pisa (loan) | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mantova (loan) | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Pistoiese (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| Spezia | 2018–19 | Serie B | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 39 | 10 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 172 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 185 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 284 | 38 | 12 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 303 | 41 | |||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
References edit
- ^ "Emmanuel Gyasi". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Match Report of South Africa vs Ghana - 2021-03-25 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Da Palermo alla Nazionale del Ghana, la storia di Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Genitori ghanesi, nato a Palermo ed esploso al Nord. Balotelli? No. Ima Gyasi: "Segno per la Carrarese ma sogno la A con il Toro"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Adesso è italiano il calciatore della Pistoiese Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Emmanuel Gyasi at Soccerway
External links edit
- Emmanuel Gyasi at Soccerway
  | This biographical article related to association football in Ghana, about a forward, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |