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Larsen Kwarasey playing for the Portland Timbers
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adambathia Larsen Kwarasey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trosterud | |||
| 2006–2007 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2014 | Strømsgodset | 154 | (0) |
| 2009 | Strømsgodset 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portland Timbers | 40 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Rosenborg | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Brøndby | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Vålerenga | 61 | (0) |
| Total | 267 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Ghana | 24 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Adam Kwarasey (born December 12, 1987) is a retired professional football player. He played as a goalkeeper. Adam was born in Norway. He played for the Ghana team in international games.
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Early Life and Family
Adam Kwarasey was born in Oslo, Norway. His father is from Ghana, and his mother is from Norway. Because of his parents, Adam has passports from both Ghana and Norway.
Playing for Clubs
Adam Kwarasey played for several football clubs during his career. He started playing when he was young.
Strømsgodset
Adam played youth football for Trosterud and Vålerenga. He then joined Strømsgodset. He played his first game for them on May 6, 2007.
In 2010, he scored his first goal as a senior player. It was a penalty kick during a cup game. In 2013, Adam was the captain of Strømsgodset. That year, the team won the Tippeligaen league title. This was their first league win since 1970. Adam also won an award for being the best goalkeeper in the 2013 season.
Adam announced in October 2014 that he would leave Strømsgodset. His contract ended after the 2014 season.
Portland Timbers
In December 2014, Adam joined Portland Timbers. This is a club in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.
In the 2015 MLS Cup playoffs, his team played against Sporting Kansas City. The game went to a penalty shootout. Adam scored his penalty kick. Then, he saved the shot from the other team's goalkeeper. This win helped his team move forward in the playoffs. The Timbers went on to win the 2015 MLS Cup. This is the championship for the league.
In April 2016, Adam got a finger injury during a game. It was a torn ligament, which meant he could not play for about a month.
Rosenborg
Adam returned to play football in Norway in July 2016. He signed a contract with Rosenborg. The Portland Timbers said this move helped the team's budget. It also made sense for Adam and his family.
Adam won the Tippeligaen league title with Rosenborg. He also won the Norwegian Football Cup in his only season there. This was his fourth time winning a medal in Norway. He had also captained Strømsgodset to a league title before. He left Rosenborg in 2017 to play for Brøndby in Denmark.
Brøndby
On January 9, 2017, Brøndby confirmed that Adam Kwarasey had signed a four-year contract with their club.
Vålerenga
On June 6, 2017, Adam Larsen Kwarasey agreed to a three-year contract. He joined his former youth club, Vålerenga. He could not play in official games until July 21. This was because of Norway's transfer window rules. However, he was able to train with the team. He left the club in August 2020.
International Career
In November 2007, Adam Kwarasey said he wanted to play for Ghana. However, he played one friendly match for the Norway under-21 team in 2008.
In October 2010, Adam got his Ghanaian passport. This made him able to play for Ghana. On July 30, 2011, he was called to play for the Ghana national team. This was for a match against Nigeria. The game was postponed for safety reasons. Adam still wanted to be Ghana's main goalkeeper.
He played his first international game for Ghana on September 2, 2011. It was a qualifier for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. A few days later, he played in a friendly match against Brazil. Adam was part of Ghana's team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He was the main goalkeeper during the tournament. The team finished in fourth place.
Adam played in two games for Ghana during their successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. He was a backup goalkeeper for the team. On June 2, 2014, Adam was chosen for Ghana's team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He started as the goalkeeper in their first game. They lost 2–1 to the United States. After this, he was no longer part of the national team.
Career Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 154 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 1 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 2015 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Brøndby | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 314 | 1 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Honours
Strømsgodset
- Tippeligaen: 2013
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2010
Portland Timbers
- MLS Cup: 2015
- Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015
Rosenborg
- Tippeligaen: 2016
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2016
Individual
- Best Goalkeeper in Tippeligaen: 2013
- MLS Save of the Year Award: 2015
See also
In Spanish: Adam Kwarasey para niños
