Kwame Sarkodie (born April 27, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Born 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

Sarkodie 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

Sarkodie'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

  1. ^ "Sarkodie to Take Part in InfoSport, Inc. Combine". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
  2. ^ "2006 Indiana Invaders". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "2007 Cincinnati Kings". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Rochester signs Sarkodie".
  5. ^ "(pronounced sar-KO-dee), 24, is a speedy first-year Rhinos defender/midfielder from..." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
  6. ^ 2009 Indiana University Athletics Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed July 12, 2009
  7. ^ Woosley, Zach (January 13, 2011). "MLS Draft 2011: Kofi Sarkodie and Will Bruin Join the Dynamo". Dynamo Theory.
  8. ^ "Sarkodie brothers are soccer royalty". ESPN.com. September 18, 2009.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Sarkodie
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