Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi (born 11 January 1994) is a professional footballer and plays as a forward or left winger for Serie B club Palermo, on loan from Empoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Ghana national team.

Club career

A Torino youth product, Gyasi made his Serie C debut for Pisa on 17 September 2014 in a game against Savona.[2]

After a number of years spent on loan to minor league teams, Gyasi signed for Spezia in 2018. With the Ligurian club, Gyasi won promotion to Serie A in 2020 and made his top-flight debut later that year. In 2023, he signed for Empoli.

After two years with Empoli in Serie A, in July 2025 he signed for Serie B club Palermo on a loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy.[3][4]

International career

Gyasi debuted for the Ghana national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 25 March 2021.[5]

Personal life

Gyasi was born in Palermo to Ghanaian parents, living in the Sicilian capital until the age of four.[6] After moving back to Ghana, he returned in Italy with his family at the age of 11, settling down in Pino Torinese.[7] He became an Italian citizen in 2017.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pisa (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 201030
Mantova (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 16100161
Carrarese (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 24500245
Pistoiese (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 36520385
Südtirol (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 344102[b]0374
Spezia 2018–19 Serie B 313201[c]0343
2019–20 338214[c]13910
2020–21 Serie A 37421395
2021–22 36610376
2022–23 35210362
Total 17223825118526
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A 33110341
2024–25 Serie A 37260432
Total 70370773
Career total 354411927138044
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

References

  1. "Emmanuel Gyasi". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2014.
  3. "Gyasi è rosanero". Palermo FC. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. "Emmanuel Gyasi al Palermo" [Emmanuel Gyasi to Palermo] (in Italian). Empoli FC. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. "Match Report of South Africa vs Ghana - 2021-03-25 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. "Da Palermo alla Nazionale del Ghana, la storia di Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. "Genitori ghanesi, nato a Palermo ed esploso al Nord. Balotelli? No. Ima Gyasi: "Segno per la Carrarese ma sogno la A con il Toro"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020.
  8. "Adesso è italiano il calciatore della Pistoiese Emmanuel Gyasi" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. Emanuel Gyasi at Soccerway