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Adam Larsen Kwarasey
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Larsen Kwarasey playing for the Portland Timbers
Personal information
Full name Adambathia Larsen Kwarasey
Date of birth (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 37)
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)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2020.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:11, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Rosenborg

  • Tippeligaen: 2016
  • Norwegian Football Cup: 2016

Individual

  • Best Goalkeeper in Tippeligaen: 2013
  • MLS Save of the Year Award: 2015

See also

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