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.

Emmanuel Gyasi
Gyasi with Spezia in 2022
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30)
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
0000–2011 Pro Vercelli
2012–2014 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Torino 0 (0)
2014–2015Pisa (loan) 2 (0)
2015Mantova (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016Carrarese (loan) 24 (6)
2016 Pistoiese 0 (0)
2016–2023 Spezia 178 (24)
2016–2017Pistoiese (loan) 36 (5)
2017–2018Südtirol (loan) 37 (4)
2023– Empoli 36 (3)
International career
2021– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 31 August 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A 33 1 1 0 34 1
2023–24 Serie A 3 2 1 0 4 1
Total 36 3 2 0 38 3
Career total 320 41 14 2 7 1 341 44
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

References

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  1. ^ "Emmanuel Gyasi". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Da Palermo alla Nazionale del Ghana, la storia di Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Adesso è italiano il calciatore della Pistoiese Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ Emmanuel Gyasi at Soccerway
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