Ghana winger Edwin Gyasi joins CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria

Published on: 15 February 2018

Ghana winger Edwin Gyasi has joined Bulgarian giants CSKA Sofia from Norwegian side Aeslund FK. 

The 26 year old signed for the Bulgarian side on Thursday after arriving from Norway, where he has been playing for the past three season.

The Black Stars winger, who was chased by several English sides opted to join the Bulgarian side following the closing of the winter transfer window on January 31st.

He becomes the fifth player to join CSKA Sofia this autumn after the signing of Roland Alberg, Jérferson Teles, Jean Carlos Blanco and Andre Montero.

Edwin Gyasi is a Dutchman at birth and he grew up in the European country where he established himself as a footballer.

However,  he received an invitation to play for Ghana for which he recorded two matches and one goal against Egypt in the final World Cup qualifiers.

Gyasi was born on 1 July 1991 in Amsterdam, he is 1.83m tall and acts as a winger on both flanks but can also play behind the striker.

He is the product of the AZ Alkmaar academy school where he was a teammate with CSKA Sofia midfielder Roland Alberg.

Then the career of a fast-dribbling footballer shows him playing for the top-flight sides of De Graafschap, Twente, Heracles and Roda.

In the last two seasons, Gyan has been successful in the Scandinavian side, with 53 games and 12 goals for Alesund.

He has been signed to boost the squad as the second-placed side CSKA are just one point behind leaders Ludogorets with six matches remaining.

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