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Charles Taylor Asampong Profile

CLUB:

Berekum Chelsea

POSITION:

Forward

BORN:

1981-06-17

BIRTHPLACE:

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Accra Great Olympics, Hearts of Oak, Kotoko, Etoile du Sahel(YUN), Hearts, Enugu Rangers (Nigeria)

HEIGHT / WEIGHT:

174cm/72kg

NIKNAME:

CharlesTaylor

GHANA DEBUT :

0000-00-00

CAPS/GOALS:

?/18

CHARACTERISTICS
Very quick. Massive influence within the team. Two good feet. Very adaptable to play anywhere up front. He brings consistent pressure on defenses with his deft touches, superb ball control and an amazing ability to get behind defenders and feed cross to fellow strikers. He scores a lot of goals with an average of almost a goal per game in the domestic league. He is currently the top goal scorer, 19 matches, 19 goals. Regarded by many as the best player Ghana has ever produced.
HONOURS:
1. AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS IN 2000
2. GHANA PREMIER NATIONAL LEAGUE WINNER IN 1999, 2000, 2001 AND 2002 SEASON
3. AFRICAN SUPER CUP WINNER
4. SILVER MEDALLIST WITH GHANA U-20 TEAM AT 2001 AFRICA YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP IN ETHIOPIA.
5.WON THE BEST PLAYER IN 2001 AND TOP GOAL SCORER IN 2OO2.
INTERNATIONALS APPEARANCE FOR GHANA CAPS
Ghana U-20 10 Caps Ghana U-23 3 Caps Ghana Senior 18 Caps

Moved back to hearts in Oct 2006
Aug 2011: New Berekum Chelsea midfielder Charles Taylor is confident of recapturing his verve that will help him get a recall to the Ghana national team. The ex-Hearts of oak talisman has signed for the Ghanaian champions on a free after leaving Nigerian top flight side Enugu Rangers tow months ago.