Place of birth Oslo, Norway Name Adam Kwarasey Date joined 2007 2006–2007 Valerenga Weight 76 kg | Number 12 Height 1.9 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Adambathia Larsen Kwarasey Date of birth (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 28) Current teams Ghana national football team (Goalkeeper), Portland Timbers (Goalkeeper) Similar People Liam Ridgewell, Fanendo Adi, Diego Valeri, Rodney Wallace, Diego Chara Profiles | ||
Adam Larsen Kwarasey returns to Norway - 19/7/2016
Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey (born 12 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Vålerenga, as a goalkeeper.
Contents
- Adam Larsen Kwarasey returns to Norway 1972016
- Early and personal life
- Strmsgodset
- Portland Timbers
- Rosenborg
- Brndby
- Vlerenga
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Born in Norway, Kwarasey represents Ghana at international level.
Early and personal life
Kwarasey was born in Oslo, Norway to a father from Ghana and a mother from Norway. He holds both Ghanaian and Norwegian passports.
Strømsgodset
Kwarasey played youth football with Trosterud and Vålerenga. After moving to Strømsgodset, he made his debut on 6 May 2007. Kwarasey was the captain of the club when Strømsgodset in 2013 won Tippeligaen for the first time since 1970. He also won the Kniksen Award as the best goalkeeper in the 2013 season.
Kwarasey announced on 31 October 2014 that he would leave Strømsgodset after the 2014 season, when his contract expired.
Portland Timbers
Kwarasey signed for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers in December 2014. In the knockout round of MLS Cup 2015 against Sporting Kansas City Kwarasey scored a penalty then saved his opposite number Jon Kempin's shot to help his team win the shootout and advance to the next round. During the match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 16, 2016, Kwarasey suffered a finger injury, which turned out to be a torn ligament that would rule him out for a month.
Rosenborg
Kwarasey returned to Norwegian football in July 2016 after signing a three-and-a-half year contract with Rosenborg. The Timbers stated that this move "helps free up cap space" and "made sense for Kwarasey and his family." The lanky Ghanaian international won the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Football Cup in his only season with the Norwegian football giants being his fourth time of winning a medal in the Norway after captaining Strømsgodset to their first league title since 1970. He left Rosenborg for Brøndby in Denmark.
Brøndby
On 9 January 2017 it was confirmed by Brøndby that Kwarasey Larsen had signed a four-year contract with the club.
Vålerenga
On 6 June 2017 Kwarasey Larsen agreed a three-year contract with former youth club Vålerenga. Due to the Norwegian transfer window which opens on 21 July, he will not be available to play competitively for Vålerenga until that date, although he will be able to train with the team.
International career
In November 2007, Kwarasey declared that he would play international football for Ghana. However, he played a friendly match for Norway under-21 in 2008. In October 2010, Kwarasey received his Ghanaian passport and became eligible to play for Ghana. On 30 July 2011, Kwarasey was called up to the Ghana national team for a match against Nigeria. That match was postponed due to security reasons, although Kwarasey confirmed his intention to become Ghana's first-choice goalkeeper. He made his international debut for Ghana on 2 September 2011 in an 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Swaziland, before playing in a friendly match against Brazil at Craven Cottage in London three days later. Kwarasey was named to Ghana's 23-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He was the team's first choice goalkeeper throughout the tournament, as the Black Stars finished in fourth place.
Kwarasey made two appearances for the Black Stars during their successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, serving as understudy to Fatau Dauda. On 2 June 2014, Kwarasey was named in Ghana's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He started in goal for the Black Stars in the team's opening match, a 2–1 defeat against the United States in Natal. After his team defeat, he planned to quit playing with Black Stars. In August 2014, he was dropped from the national team. In January 2017 he was called back into the Black stars team ahead of the 2017 African Cup of Nations but dropped out of the team due to injury and was replaced by experienced Enyimba FC goalkeeper Fatau Dauda.