Abasa Aremeyaw

Abasa Aremeyaw
Personal information
Full name	Abasa Aremeyaw
Date of birth	15 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Žilina Africa
2018	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	Žilina B
2021–2022	Žilina
2022	Philadelphia Union
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Abasa Aremeyaw (born 15 August 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer. His primary position is centre-back, and with his height, he has an impact in set pieces in addition to possessing speed and agility.

Club career

Early years

Aremeyaw began his youth career with Žilina Africa, a Ghana-based affiliate club of Žilina of the Slovak Fortuna Liga.^{[citation needed]}

Žilina

Aremeyaw joined Žilina in September 2021, initially playing for the club's under-18 and under-19 youth teams.^{[citation needed]} Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to Žilina B, which was playing in the Slovak second division, the 2. liga. Aremeyaw made his debut for Žilina B on 18 September 2021 in a 1–0 victory over Humenné.^{[citation needed]} He played 7 games that season for Žilina's reserve side.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 November 2021, Aremeyaw made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Senica.^[1]^[2]

Aremeyaw also made six appearances for Žilina's under-19 team that competed in the UEFA Youth League in the 2021–22 edition of the tournament. He played every minute of each match, playing a role in helping the team reach the round of 16, falling to eventual finalists Red Bull Salzburg in a penalty shoot-out.^{[citation needed]}

Philadelphia Union

On 4 August 2022, Amereyaw signed for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on a contract until 31 December 2024, with a club option for an additional two years. He took up an international slot in the team's roster.^[3] He and Philadelphia mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club on 8 February 2023.^[4]