  The asteroseismic modelling of solar-like stars has proved to be valuable in
constraining dark matter. In this work we study for the first time the
influence of asymmetric dark matter (ADM) in the evolution of a subgiant star
(KIC 8228742) by direct comparison with observational data. Both spectroscopic
and seismic data are analysed with a new approach to the stellar calibration
method, in which DM properties can also be considered as free inputs. In
another phase of this study, a calibrated standard stellar model (without DM)
is used as the benchmark for DM models. We find that the latter models
consistently outperform the former for $10^{-40} \leq \sigma_\mathrm{SD} <
10^{-38}$ cm$^2$, hinting that the presence of ADM in stars of this type does
not go against observations. Moreover, we show that stellar seismology allows
us to suggest exclusion limits that complement the constraints set by direct
detection experiments. Different seismic observables are proposed to study DM
properties and $\Delta\Pi_\ell$ is found to be the most reliable, having the
potential to build future DM exclusion diagrams. This new methodology can be a
powerful tool in the analysis of the data coming from the next generation of
asteroseismic missions.
