Benjamin Owusu (July 20, 1989 – November 10, 2010[2] in Accra) was a Ghanaian footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Owusu | ||
Date of birth | (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
2007–2008 | Brescia Calcio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Brescia[1] | 1 | (0) |
2009 | → Caravaggese (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → U.S. Villazzano (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2010 | → Azzurra (loan) | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 29, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 30, 2008 |
Owusu began his career with Berekum Arsenal and joined the primavera team from Brescia,[3] who earned his first professional match in the Serie B on 21 October 2008 against Rimini.[4] On 24 July 2009 he was linked with a possible move to Scafatese,[5] he signed not a contract and turned back to the primavera team of Brescia. He died in 2010.