George Gorleku

George Gorleku is a retired soccer defender from Ghana. He played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

George Gorleku
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-09-26) September 26, 1955
Place of birth Ghana
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980 Pennsylvania Stoners
1981 Chicago Horizon (indoor) 18 (0)
1981 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gorleku attended Eastern Illinois University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. He earned All American honors each of his four seasons, first team in 1976 and 1978, second team in 1975 and honorable mention (third team) in 1977.[1] He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]

The Seattle Sounders drafted Gorleku in 1980, but did not sign him. He instead began his professional career with the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League. He was the 1980 ASL MVP. That year the Stoners defeated the Sacramento Spirits, 2-1, for the league championship. Gorleku and Rich Reice scored for the Stoners.[3] He then played for the Chicago Horizon and Buffalo Stallions in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Yearly Awards
  • 1980 - ASL MVP

References
  1. Eastern Illinois All Americans Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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