Emmanuel Banahene Osei (born August 16, 1988) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian

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. Banahene is most comfortable in attacking roles, mainly striker, winger or offensive midfielder.

Career

Banahene started his career at Ghanaian side Stay Cool F.C. He then moved to International Allies, where he was part of the team which won the 3rd edition of the Mylik Classic U-19 Tournament, played between 27 and 29 November 2005 at

Dansoman Park Carl Reindorf Park Stadium, also called Dansoman Park Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Dansoman, a suburb of Accra in Ghana. History It used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Liberty Professionals FC. T ...

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. On June 3, 2006,

Heart of Lions F.C. Heart of Lions Football Club is a Ghanaian professional Football team, football club based in Kpandu, Volta Region, Volta. The club competed in the Ghana Premier League, Glo Premier League, being relegated in 2015. The club is a 2 time Winner of ...

signed him to a 3-year contract. He was then bought by

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i side

Hapoel Petach Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

in the summer of 2008. However, he received limited playing opportunities in first half of the 2008/2009 season and was subsequently loaned to lower-division side Ramata Shalon. At the end of his loan, in October 2009, he returned to Ghana to sign a new one-year contract with

, starting a second stint at the club. In 2010, Banahene was sold again, this time to

Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League. Hist ...

, and then again the following year, to Turkish club Orduspor. In 2012, he was loaned to

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

team

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. It was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the Turkish S ...

. In summer of 2012, he signed a one-year loan deal with

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional cen ...

.On December 24, 2012, he terminated his agreement with Orduspor. In January 2015 he signed for Ismaily SC in a two and a half years deal. On 26 June 2022, Banahene joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Zulfi. On 5 January 2023, Banahene was released.

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banahene, Emmanuel 1988 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers International Allies F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Heart of Lions F.C. players Orduspor footballers Giresunspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Al-Orobah FC players Ismaily SC players Al-Minaa SC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Al-Shoulla FC players Al-Kawkab FC players Al-Ansar FC (Medina) players Al-Zulfi FC players Saham Club players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Oman Professional League players Saudi Second Division players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Men's association football forwards