| Kwabena Asare | |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Offensive lineman |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Ghana |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lbs: | 270 |
| College: | Carleton |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2017 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 6 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 49 |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Cfl: | kwabena-asare-2/163199/ |
Kwabena Asare (born February 25, 1992) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Carleton.
Asare played U Sports football for five seasons for the Carleton Ravens from 2012 to 2016 while pursuing a degree in Communication and Media Studies. He was selected to play in the 2016 East-West Bowl as a member of the East Team.
After being selected in the sixth round of the 2017 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos, Asare spent two seasons on the team's practice squad.[1] He was promoted to the active roster in 2019, appearing in five games that season. After the season, Asare entered free agency for the first time in his career. He signed with the Eskimos on February 3, 2020.[2] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. Asare was then released on July 19, 2021, prior to the 2021 season.[3]
Soon after his release from Edmonton, Asare signed with the Calgary Stampeders on July 22, 2021.[4] However, he was released one week later on July 29, 2021.[5]
On October 25, 2021, it was announced that Asare had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[6] He remained on the practice roster for the rest of 2021 and became a free agent at the end of the season.[5] He re-signed with the Alouettes on March 8, 2022.[7] He spent part of 2022 training camp with the team, but was released after the first pre-season game on May 29, 2022.[8]
Asare was born in Ghana and raised in Brampton.[4] [9]