Kwame Sarkodie

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

Kwame Sarkodie
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-27) 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

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.
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