Evans Owusu (born 8 September 1997) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as

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. He previously played for

Kumasi Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Le ...

, Liberty Professionals and Gold Stars.

Career

Owusu started his career with Charity Stars playing for the club in the Ghana Division Two League. In August 2018, he secured a deal to Kumasi-based club

Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...

. He immediately established himself as the club's starting left-back under then head coach C.K. Akunnor. He helped played 9 matches and scored a goal as they won the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition and qualified for the

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. He however lost his position to Ibrahim Imoro in the 2019–20 season and struggled to break into the starting line-up after the appointment of

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. His contract with the club was terminated in September 2020 ahead of the 2020–21 season. Owusu was one of four players who reported Kotoko to the Player Status Committee of the Ghana Football Association. At the end, the committee ruled in their favour and ordered the team to pay the player in excess of GH₵26,000 for non-payment of his transfer enticement fees and salaries. On 18 February 2021, Owusu signed for

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-based club Liberty Professionals, during the second transfer window period of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut on 24 February 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to

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. On 16 April 2021, he scored his first competitive goal for the club, after scoring a screamer via an

Abraham Wayo Abraham Wayo (born 1 August 2003) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Étoile Sportive du Sahel. He previously played for Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals F.C. C ...

assist to help Liberty to a 1–1 draw against his former club

. On 4 July 2021, he scored Liberty's winning goal in a 3–2 victory over

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Honours

Asante Kotoko * GFA Special Committee Competition:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Owusu, Evans Living people 1997 births Men's association football defenders Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana Premier League players Charity Stars F.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Liberty Professionals F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people)