Asante Gullit Okyere

Gullit Asante Okyere (born 23 May 1988) is an Italian footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a forward for Virtus CiseranoBergamo. He was named after Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit.

Gullit Okyere
Personal information
Full name Gullit Asante Okyere
Date of birth (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988
Place of birth Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Virtus CiseranoBergamo
Youth career
000?–2007 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Atalanta 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Caravaggese (loan) 29 (2)
2009–2010 Caravaggese[1] 26 (6)
2010–2012 Palazzolo 51 (33)
2012–2013 ScanzoPedrengo 34 (25)
2013–2016 Grumellese 88 (47)
2016–2018 Giana Erminio 60 (12)
2018–2019 Pergolettese 25 (11)
2019– Virtus CiseranoBergamo 26 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Okyere was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy as son of Ghanaian immigrants who later moved to Palazzolo sull'Oglio.

Career

He began his career at Atalanta youth team [2] In mid-2007, he joined Caravaggese of Serie C2.[3] He returned to Atalanta in the 2008–09 season, playing with the Primavera under-19 team.[4]

In summer 2009 he left the team for Caravaggese.[5]

In summer 2010 he joined Eccellenza amateurs Palazzolo on a free transfer.[6]

After two years, he joined the squad of ScanzoPedrengo, in Eccellenza; he played all the 34 games of the season scoring also 25 goals; the team finished the championship in the second position.

Later, he played with Grumellese in Eccellenza, scoring 12 goals in 25 matches in the 2013-2014 season.

In July 2016 he joins Giana Erminio team in Italian Lega Pro signing a single year contract, which was later renewed also for the following season.

He left Giana Erminio in 2018 to join Serie D club Pergolettese.[7]

On 21 July 2019, he moved to Serie D club Virtus CiseranoBergamo.[8]

References
  1. http://laseried.com/giocatori-cnd/Centrocampista/asante-gullit-okyere-3791.php
  2. "Piacere Gullit, da Caserta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  3. spezia calcio e ...altre
  4. "L'Atalanta Primavera torna al successo Segnano Gullit e Girasole: Mantova ko" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  5. Tutte le Decisioni del Giudice Sportivo Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Mercato, i movimenti in Eccellenza" (in Italian). Bergamo e Sport. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  7. https://www.sprintesport.it/sp/nazionali-dilettanti/seried-lombardia/la-pergolettese-annuncia-okyere-asante-gullit/
  8. "Gullit Asante Okyere è il nuovo attaccante della Virtus CiseranoBergamo" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus CiseranoBergamo. 21 July 2019.
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