Isaac Nana Asare (born 1 January 1994), simply known as Nana, is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Nana Asare | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alcalá | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Alcalá | 24 | (0) |
| 2013 | Rayo Vallecano B | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Madrid B | 34 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Recreativo | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cádiz | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Fuenlabrada | 25 | (3) |
| 2018 | Mérida | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Badalona | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Cornellà | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Racing Santander | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Cornellà | 51 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Baleares | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Accra, Nana started playing as a senior with RSD Alcalá in the 2011–12 campaign, in Spanish Segunda División B. On the 31st day of January 2013 he moved to Rayo Vallecano, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[2]
On 31 July 2013 Nana joined another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the same division.[3] He appeared regularly for the club in the season, playing in 34 matches (2634 minutes of action).
On 11 July 2014 Nana signed a four-year deal with Segunda División's Recreativo de Huelva.[4] He made his professional debut on 10 September, starting in a 2–1 home win over SD Ponferradina for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[5]
Nana appeared rarely for Recre during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation. On 3 February 2016, after making no appearances in the previous six months, he joined Cádiz CF.[6]
Nana continued to appear in the third division in the following years, representing CF Fuenlabrada, Mérida AD, CF Badalona, UE Cornellà and Racing de Santander.[7]
References
edit- ^ Nana at Soccerway
- ^ El jugador rojillo Carlos se marcha al Tenerife y Nana al Rayo Vallecano (Rojillo player Carlos goes to Tenerife and Nana to Rayo Vallecano) Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine; Diario de Alcalá, 31 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Atlético ficha al mediocentro Nana para el B (Atlético signs central midfielder Nana for the B-team); Atlético Madrid, 31 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juanan, Víctor Díaz, Rubén Mesa y Nana, se incorporan al nuevo Recre (Juanan, Víctor Díaz, Rubén Mesa and Nana added to the new Recre) Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine; Recreativo Huelva, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El 'Decano' también sabe remontar (The Dean also knows how to make a comeback); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Isaac Nana, nuevo jugador del Cádiz hasta junio (Isaac Nana, new player of Cádiz until June); Diario de Cádiz, 3 February 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Isaac Nana refuerza el centro del campo del Racing 2020/21" [Isaac Nana bolsters the centre of midfield of Racing 2020/21] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.