Emmanuel Gyasi Explained

Emmanuel Gyasi
Full Name:Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi
Birth Date:11 January 1994
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Height:1.81 m[1]
Position:Forward, left winger
Currentclub:Empoli
Clubnumber:11
Youthyears1:–2011
Youthclubs1:Pro Vercelli
Youthyears2:2012–2014
Youthclubs2:Torino
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Torino
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2015
Clubs2:Pisa (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Mantova (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:1
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Carrarese (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:6
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Pistoiese
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2023
Clubs6:Spezia
Caps6:178
Goals6:24
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Pistoiese (loan)
Caps7:36
Goals7:5
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Südtirol (loan)
Caps8:37
Goals8:4
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Empoli
Caps9:33
Goals9:1
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:9 June 2024

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.

Club career

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

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pisa (loan)2014–15Lega Pro201030
Mantova (loan)2014–15Lega Pro16100161
Carrarese (loan)2015–16Lega Pro24500245
Pistoiese (loan)2016–17Lega Pro36520385
Südtirol (loan)2017–18Serie C3441020374
Spezia2018–19Serie B3132010343
2019–2033821413910
2020–21Serie A37421395
2021–2236610376
2022–2335210362
Total17223825118526
Career total284381227130341

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmanuel Gyasi . Spezia Calcio . 2 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 17 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Match Report of South Africa vs Ghana - 2021-03-25 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification . Global Sports Archive . 25 March 2021 . 27 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Da Palermo alla Nazionale del Ghana, la storia di Emmanuel Gyasi . Giornale di Sicilia . 20 March 2021 . 11 July 2023 . it.
  5. Web site: Genitori ghanesi, nato a Palermo ed esploso al Nord. Balotelli? No. Ima Gyasi: "Segno per la Carrarese ma sogno la A con il Toro". https://web.archive.org/web/20200201093912/https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/genitori-ghanesi-nato-a-palermo-ed-esploso-al-nord-balotelli-no-ima-gyasi-segno-per-la-carrarese-ma-sogno-la-a-con-il-toro . 13 October 2015 . GianlucaDiMarzio.com . 1 February 2020 . it .
  6. Web site: Adesso è italiano il calciatore della Pistoiese Emmanuel Gyasi . Il Tirreno . 1 February 2017 . 11 July 2023 . it.