Adam Larsen Kwarasey

Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey (born 12 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Born in Norway, Kwarasey represents Ghana at international level.

Club Career

Stromsgodset

Kwarasey played youth football with Trosterud and Valerenga. After moving to Stromsgodset, he made his debut on 6 May 2007. He scored his first senior goal in 2010, converting a penalty kick in the cup against Modum. Kwarasey was the captain of the club in 2013 when Stromsgodset won Tippeligaen for the first time since 1970. He also won the Kniksen Award as the best goalkeeper in the 2013 season.

Kwarasey announced on 31 October 2014 that he would leave Stromsgodset after the 2014 season, when his contract expired.

Portland Timbers

Kwarasey signed for the Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers in December 2014. In the one-game knockout round of the MLS Cup 2015 playoffs against Sporting Kansas City, the game went to a penalty-kick shootout. The shootout was tied after all 10 field players had taken their shots, so the goalkeepers went next; Kwarasey scored his shot, then saved his opposite number Jon Kempin's shot, winning his team the shootout and enabling it to advance to the next round. The Timbers won the next two rounds and then the 2015 MLS Cup, the league championship.

During the match against San Jose Earthquakes on 16 April 2016, Kwarasey suffered a finger injury, which turned out to be a torn ligament that would rule him out for a month.

Rosenborg

Kwarasey returned to Norwegian football in July 2016 after signing a three-and-a-half year contract with Rosenborg. The Timbers stated that this move "helps free up cap space" and "made sense for Kwarasey and his family.

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