Anita Asante
Midfielder, Olympic athlete
1985 –
Who is Anita Asante?
Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football defender or midfielder currently playing for Malmö in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She has made more than 65 appearances for the English national team and was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
Asante has also played for English sides Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies, plus Saint Louis Athletica, Chicago Red Stars, Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer. Before signing for Malmö in 2013 she had spent two seasons in Sweden with Göteborg. Known as Neets to her team mates, Asante is of Ghanaian descent.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1985
London - Also known as
- Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante
- Ethnicity
- Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Brunel University
- Lived in
- London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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