Ernest Papa Arko

Ernest Papa Arko
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position 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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2009Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana Uganda1–02–1Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 "Ernest Papa Arko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. ↑ Ghana down Uganda in friendly
  3. ↑ Player profile


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