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Anita Asante
	Asante 2022
Personal information
Full name	Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante
Date of birth	27 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2003	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2008	Arsenal
2008–2009	Chelsea
2009	Sky Blue FC
2010	Saint Louis Athletica
2010	Chicago Red Stars
2010	Washington Freedom
2011	Sky Blue FC
2012–2013	Göteborg
2013–2017	FC Rosengård
2018–2020	Chelsea
2020–2022	Aston Villa
International career
2004–2018	England
2012	Great Britain
Managerial career
2022-	Bristol City Women
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante (born 27 April 1985) is an English football coach and former player who is the first-team coach at Bristol City. A defender or midfielder, she won 71^[2] caps for the English national team and was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.^[3]^[4] At club level, Asante has played for English clubs Arsenal, Chelsea^[5] and Aston Villa, whilst also having played for Saint Louis Athletica, Chicago Red Stars, Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC of the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She also spent six seasons playing in Sweden, two with Göteborg and then four with FC Rosengård.

^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Women's Player of the Year 2014 contender: Anita Asante". Football Association. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "Anita Asante". Olympics. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Anita Asante". Amnesty International. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Veteran Asante departs Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[1] "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[2] "Women's Player of the Year 2014 contender: Anita Asante". Football Association. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[3] "Anita Asante". Olympics. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[4] "Anita Asante". Amnesty International. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[5] "Veteran Asante departs Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Personal information
Asante 2022
Full name	Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante^[1]
Date of birth	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2003	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Arsenal
2008–2009	Chelsea	11	(0)
2009	Sky Blue FC	16	(0)
2010	Saint Louis Athletica	1	(0)
2010	Chicago Red Stars	6	(0)
2010	Washington Freedom	6	(0)
2011	Sky Blue FC	12	(0)
2012–2013	Göteborg	41	(9)
2013–2017	FC Rosengård	80	(2)
2018–2020	Chelsea	7	(0)
2020–2022	Aston Villa	35	(2)
International career
2004–2018	England	71	(2)
2012	Great Britain	4	(0)
Managerial career
2022-	Bristol City Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals