Ernest Papa Arko

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Ernest Papa Arko
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Liberty Professionals F.C.
Number 10
Youth career
Ocean Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Liberty Professionals ? (?)
2004 Zamalek SC 5 (1)
2004–2005 → El-Geish (loan) 13 (4)
2005–2013 El-Geish 118 (44)
2012 → Al-Arabi (loan) 5 (1)
2013–2015 Smouha 5 (2)
2015–2016 El-Entag El-Harby 22 (1)
2017– Liberty Professionals ? (?)
National team
Ghana U-17
Ghana U-20
2009 Ghana 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ernest Papa Arko (born 12 May 1984) is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for the Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals.

Career[]

Arko used to play for Ocean Stars in Medina and was spotted by Sly Tetteh. He moved to play for Liberty Professionals and was in 2004 contracted by El Zamalek but due to his age they offloaded him to El Geish (aka |Army Stars).[1] He was the leading striker of El Geish. From there, the loan was transferred into a permanent sale. He went on to become the leading scorer for Egyptian League.

International career[]

He scored in his debut on 1 June 2009 against Uganda national football team and scores in his debut his first goal,[2] formerly played for the U-17 & U-20 team.[3]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[1]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 May 2009 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Uganda 1–0 2–1 Friendly

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ernest Papa Arko at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Ghana down Uganda in friendly". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ^ Player profile


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