| Maleace Asamoah | |
| Fullname: | Maleace Kobby Afriyie Asamoah[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Waterford (on loan from Fleetwood Town) |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Youthclubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Cheshunt |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Kalamata |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Olympiacos Volos (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | New Salamis |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 15:57, 3 July 2024 (UTC) |
Maleace Kobby Afriyie Asamoah (born 15 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford, on loan from club Fleetwood Town.
Growing up, Asamoah spent time in the Reading academy.[2] In 2020, he joined Isthmian League side Cheshunt playing in one FA Trophy match away to Lowestoft Town in a 3-0 Victory. He played alongside his father Derek[3] In August 2021, he joined Super League Greece 2 side Kalamata.[4] On 6 October 2021, he made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Levadiakos in the Greek Football Cup.[5] On 7 January 2022, he joined Olympiacos Volos on loan until the end of the season.[6] On 23 January 2022, Asamoah made his professional league debut as a substitute for Olympiacos Volos in a 2–1 defeat to Larissa.[7] In February 2023, he was back in England playing alongside his father for Isthmian League side New Salamis.[8] In July 2023, Asamoah joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a one-year contract with an option of an additional year.[9] On 9 February 2024, Asomoah joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on loan.[10] On 16 February 2024, he scored on his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with Shelbourne.[11]
Asamoah is the son of former Ghana international, Derek, and the pair played together in a match for Cheshunt.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cheshunt | 2020–21[13] | IL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kalamata | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos Volos (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| New Salamis | 2022–23[14] | IL Division One North | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||