{{Short description|Ghanaian professional footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fredrick Asare | fullname = | birth_date = <!-- Year of birth not publicly available --> | birth_place = Ghana | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Durban City | years1 = –2022 | clubs1 = Accra Lions | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022–2025 | clubs2 = Asante Kotoko | caps2 = 54 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Durban City | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 4 January 2026 }}
'''Fredrick Asare''' is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Durban City in the South African Premier Division.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-24 |title=Former Kotoko goalkeeper Frederick Asare joins South African side Durban City FC |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Former-Kotoko-goalkeeper-Frederick-Asare-joins-South-African-side-Durban-City-FC-1993018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830083938/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Former-Kotoko-goalkeeper-Frederick-Asare-joins-South-African-side-Durban-City-FC-1993018 |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-09-11 |work=GhanaWeb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fredrick Asare (Durban City) - Player Profile - Flashscore.com.gh |url=https://www.flashscore.com.gh/player/asare-fredrick/voUovNA7/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=www.flashscore.com.gh |language=en-GH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agyei |first=Rabbi Adu |date=2025-07-23 |title=Frederick Asare joins PSL side Durban City FC on a free transfer |url=https://3news.com/sports/football/frederick-asare-joins-psl-side-durban-city-fc-on-a-free-transfer |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=3News |language=en}}</ref> He has previously played for Accra Lions and Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-24 |title=Ghanaian goalkeeper Fredrick Asare officially begins Durban City FC stint |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-goalkeeper-fredrick-asare-officially-begins-durban-city-fc-stint |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=GhanaSoccernet |language=en}}</ref>
== Club career == === Accra Lions === Asare played for Accra Lions in the Ghana Premier League, where his performances attracted attention from larger clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OFFICIAL: Kotoko signs goalkeeper Frederick Asare |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/official-kotoko-signs-goalkeeper-frederick-asare |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=The Ghana Guardian News |language=en}}</ref>
=== Asante Kotoko === In 2022, Asante Kotoko signed Asare on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Asante Kotoko complete signing of highly-rated goalkeeper Frederick Asare |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/asante-kotoko-complete-signing-of-highly-rated-goalkeeper-frederick-asare |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=GhanaSoccernet |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OFFICIAL: Kotoko signs goalkeeper Frederick Asare |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/official-kotoko-signs-goalkeeper-frederick-asare |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=The Ghana Guardian News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="KotokoSigning">{{cite news |date=1 August 2022 |title=Kotoko sign goalkeeper Fredrick Asare from Accra Lions |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/official-kotoko-signs-goalkeeper-frederick-asare |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=Ghana Guardian}}</ref> He featured regularly during his first seasons and received the Ghana National Ex-Goalkeepers Union award for Goalkeeper of the Month in December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 January 2023 |title=Fredrick Asare wins Goalkeeper of the Month award |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/fredrick-asare-wins-goalkeeper-of-the-month-award-for-december |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=Ghana Guardian}}</ref>
During the 2024–25 season, he shared playing time with Mohammed Camara, making 15 league appearances and keeping seven clean sheets.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 2025 |title=Frederick Asare parts ways with Asante Kotoko |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/frederick-asare-parts-ways-with-asante-kotoko/ |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=MyJoyOnline}}</ref> He was part of the Kotoko squad that won the 2025 MTN FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 2025 |title=This club has transformed me into a warrior – Fredrick Asare after leaving Kotoko |url=https://www.theghanareport.com/this-club-has-transformed-me-into-a-warrior-fredrick-asare-states-after-leaving-kotoko/ |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=The Ghana Report}}</ref>
=== Durban City === Following the expiration of his contract with Kotoko, Asare joined South African side Durban City in July 2025.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 July 2025 |title=Ghanaian goalkeeper Fredrick Asare officially begins Durban City FC stint |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-goalkeeper-fredrick-asare-officially-begins-durban-city-fc-stint |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=GhanaSoccerNet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fredrick Asare - Durban City Goalkeeper |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/382531/fredrick-asare |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clottey |first=Nathaniel |date=2025-07-23 |title=Fredrick Asare Joins Durban City FC After Kotoko Exit - Africa Top Sports |url=https://en.africatopsports.com/2025/07/23/fredrick-asare-joins-durban-city-fc-after-kotoko-exit/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== International career == Asare has been called up to the Ghana national football team. In 2025, he was named in the Black Stars squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, as the only locally based player at the time.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 2025 |title=Frederick Asare only local player in Black Stars squad for 2025 AFCON qualifiers |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/frederick-asare-only-local-player-in-black-stars-squad-for-2025-afcon-qualifiers |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=Ghana Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asare Earns Black Stars Call-Up |url=https://scasantekotoko.com/news/asare-earns-black-stars-call-up |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=Asante Kotoko SC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mintah |first1=Yaw Loic |last2=Mintah |first2=Yaw Loic |date=2024-05-29 |title=2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Kotoko's Frederick Asare gets call up to Black Stars - Citi Sports Online |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2024/05/2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-kotokos-frederick-asare-gets-call-up-to-black-stars/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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