Person in history
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ghanaian footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1998 · December 29
- Age this year
- 28No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: United Kingdom, Ghana
- Born
- 28th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Brandon Thomas-Asante was born on 27 December 1998, in Milton Keynes , England, to a Ghanaian father and a Jamaican mother. As a youth, Thomas-Asante was a keen street dancer. [ 1 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
Solomon Brandon Michael Clarke Thomas-Asante is a professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Premier League club Coventry City. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Path and career
Career statistics As of match played 19 September 2026 [ 1 ] Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Milton Keynes Dons 2016–17 [ 2 ] League One 6 0 1 1 2 0 3 [ a ] 0 12 1 2017–18 [ 3 ] League One 15 0 1 0 1 0 4 [ a ] 1 21 1 2018–19 [ 4 ] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 [ a ] 0 2 0 Total 22 0 2 1 3 0 8 1 35 2 Sutton United (loan) 2018–19 [ 5 ] National League 8 0 — — 2 [ b ]
Honours Salford City EFL Trophy : 2019–20 [ 1 ] Coventry City EFL Championship : 2025–26 [ 2 ] Ghana Unity Cup third place: 2025 Individual Milton Keynes Dons Academy Player of the Year: 2016–17 [ 3 ] EFL Championship Player of the Month : October 2025 [ 4 ] EFL Championship Goal of the Month: November 2022 [ 5 ] PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month: October 2025 [ 6 ] Salford City Goal of the Month: October 2021, November 2021 [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [
Why this date
Brandon Thomas-Asante appears on our December 29 calendar for 1998 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1998.
- May 11Pokhran-II
- September 14MCI Communications
- August 28Pakistan
- May 27Oklahoma City bombing
- January 17Drudge Report
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1998Joshua Da SilvaJune 19
- 1998Jordan NworaSeptember 9
- 1998Satoshi (singer)September 13
- 1998Nathan BroadheadApril 5
- 1998Conor TimminsSeptember 18
- 1998Cristina BucșaJanuary 1
- 1998Christian PulisicSeptember 18
- 1998Neru NagahamaSeptember 4
Sources
Cite this page
“Brandon Thomas-Asante”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/brandon-thomas-asante, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Brandon Thomas-Asante
When was Brandon Thomas-Asante born?
December 29 1998.
How old would Brandon Thomas-Asante be today?
28 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 29?
Ross Lynch, Kristel Fulgar, Andreas Skov Olsen and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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