Kwame Sarkodie (born April 27, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 27, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dayton, Ohio, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Cincinnati Bearcats | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Indiana Invaders | 8 | (1) |
| 2007 | Cincinnati Kings | 14 | (3) |
| 2008 | Cleveland City Stars | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Rochester Rhinos | 24 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Cincinnati Kings (indoor) | 43 | (42) |
| 2013–2014 | Cincinnati Saints (indoor) | 9 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editBorn in Dayton, Ohio, Sarkodie played college soccer at the University of Cincinnati.[1] While at college Sarkodie also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Indiana Invaders[2] and the Cincinnati Kings.[3]
Professional
editSarkodie signed his first professional contract in 2008, playing for the Cleveland City Stars in the USL Second Division, and helping them to the USL-2 championship. Following the title game, Sarkodie played two games for the Colorado Rapids reserve team, and signed a brief professional contract to play with the team during the playoffs, but he never made a senior appearance for the team and was waived on March 3, 2009.
On March 26, 2009, the Rochester Rhinos announced the signing of Sarkodie to a one-year contract.[4][5]
Personal life
editSarkodie's parents are from Ghana. He has two younger brothers who also played soccer at the collegiate level: Ofori Sarkodie at Indiana University[6] and Kofi Sarkodie who's with Houston Dynamo.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Sarkodie to Take Part in InfoSport, Inc. Combine". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
- ^ "2006 Indiana Invaders". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
- ^ "2007 Cincinnati Kings". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Rochester signs Sarkodie".
- ^ "(pronounced sar-KO-dee), 24, is a speedy first-year Rhinos defender/midfielder from..." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
- ^ 2009 Indiana University Athletics Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed July 12, 2009
- ^ Woosley, Zach (January 13, 2011). "MLS Draft 2011: Kofi Sarkodie and Will Bruin Join the Dynamo". Dynamo Theory.
- ^ "Sarkodie brothers are soccer royalty". ESPN.com. September 18, 2009.