Edward Kpodo
Edward Kpodo (born January 14, 1990) is a Ghanaian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Kpodo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1990 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Urartu | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| 2013 | → Khimki (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | Shirak | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ulisses | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Berekum Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gandzasar Kapan | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | Shirak | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | Urartu | 53 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2019 | |||
Career
In February 2013, Kpodo moved to FC Khimki on loan from Berekum Chelsea F.C.,[1] signing permanently for fellow Russian Football League side FC Shinnik Yaroslavl on a one-year contract in July 2013.[2] A year layer Kpodo moved to the Armenian Premier League with Ulisses FC.[3] After a year with Ulisses, Kpodo returned to Ghana with Berekum Chelsea in June 2015, but did not feature for the club as they failed to receive his International Transfer Certificate from Ulisses until December 2015.[4] In February 2016, Kpodo moved back to Armenia, signing a one-year contract with Gandzasar Kapan.[5] On 6 December 2019, Kpodo signed a new contracts with FC Urartu.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 December 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2012–13 | Russian Football League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2013–14 | Russian Football League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Shirak | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Ulisses | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Gandzasar Kapan | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | - | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| Shirak | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Banants/Urartu | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 63 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 7 | ||
References
- "Химки приобретут защитника Берекум Челси Кподо". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ""Шинник" подписал защитника "Химок"". news.sportbox.ru/ (in Russian). Sportbox. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Экс-защитник Шинника будет играть в Лиге Европы". news.sportbox.ru/ (in Russian). Sportbox. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Berekum Chelsea finally receive Edward Kpodo's ITC from Armenia". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghana Soccer Net. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Ghanaian defender Edward Kpodo inks one-year deal with Armenian side Gandzasar Kapan FC". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "EDWARD KPODO AND FC "URARTU" EXTENDED THE CONTRACT". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "E.Kpodo". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.