Benjamin Owusu (20 July 1989 – 10 November 2010[2]) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 2010 (aged 21) | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
| 2007–2008 | Brescia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Brescia[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Caravaggese (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → U.S. Villazzano (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Azzurra (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 29 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Accra, Owusu began his career with Berekum Arsenal and joined the primavera team from Brescia,[3] who earned his first professional match in the Serie B on 21 October 2008 against Rimini.[4] On 24 July 2009, he was linked with a possible move to Scafatese.[5] He did not sign a contract and returned to the primavera team of Brescia. He died in 2010 of an illness.
References
edit- ^ "Schede analitica di Benjamin Owusu - a cura di Football.it". football.it. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "This website is currently unavailable". ghananewsnow.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Lega Pro" (PDF). lega-calcio-serie-c.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Match: Rimini vs Brescia - Italian Serie B - ESPN Soccernet Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IL CALCIOMERCATO SCAFATESE E' IN PIENA ATTIVITA' Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine